Where does “žemle” come from?
žemle (Czech) comes from German Semmel, from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.
žemle (Czech): roll
Ancestry of “žemle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Semmel | bread roll |
| 2 | Middle High German | semele | fine flour |
| 3 | Old High German | semala | — |
| 4 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |