Where does “kartoffelmos” come from?
kartoffelmos (Danish) comes from Danish kartoffel, from German kartoffel, from German Tartüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra — dry.
kartoffelmos (Danish): mashed potatoes
Definitions
- mashed potatoes
Ancestry of “kartoffelmos”, step by step
kartoffelmos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kartoffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kartoffel | potato; whitey |
| 2 | German | kartoffel | potato |
| 3 | German | Tartüffel | — |
| 4 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 5 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 7 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Danish mos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mos | mash, puree; moss; imperative of mose |
| 2 | Middle Low German | môs | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mōs | food |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |