Where does “kaffekværn” come from?
kaffekværn (Danish) comes from Danish kaffe, from German Kaffee, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahve, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه, from Persian قهوه, from Arabic قهوة — wine; coffee; coffee shop, café.
kaffekværn (Danish): a coffee mill tool or device that grinds roasted coffee beans into powder
Definitions
- a coffee mill tool or device that grinds roasted coffee beans into powder
Ancestry of “kaffekværn”, step by step
kaffekværn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kaffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kaffe | coffee |
| 2 | German | Kaffee | coffee; afternoon coffee, coffee and cake |
| 3 | French | café | coffee; coffee colour; public house |
| 4 | Italian | caffè | coffee; a café |
| 5 | Turkish | kahve | coffee |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | قهوه | coffee |
| 7 | Persian | قهوه | coffee |
| 8 | Arabic | قهوة | wine; coffee; coffee shop, café |
via Danish kværn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kværn | a grinder, mill mechanical or electrical machine that pulverizes or grinds a material into powder |