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Where does “Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte” come from?

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Danish) comes from German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, from German Torte, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Danish): Black Forest gâteau

Definitions

  1. Black Forest gâteau

Ancestry of “Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzwälder KirschtorteBlack Forest cake, Black Forest gâteau
2GermanTorteA cake that contains a large portion of cream,...
3Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
4Late Latintorta—
5Latintorta panistwisted bread
6Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →