Where does “pepernoot” come from?
pepernoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch peper, from Middle Dutch peper, from Old Dutch pipar, from Proto-Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pepernoot (Dutch): pepernoot; kruidnoot
Definitions
- pepernoot; kruidnoot
Ancestry of “pepernoot”, step by step
pepernoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch peper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | peper | pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | peper | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pipar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pipar | — |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |