Where does “taart” come from?
taart (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tāerte, from Old French tarte, from Old French tourte, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
taart (Dutch): pie, cake; hag, bag
Definitions
- pie, cake; hag, bag
Ancestry of “taart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tāerte | pie, cake |
| 2 | Old French | tarte | — |
| 3 | Old French | tourte | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | torta | — |
| 5 | Latin | torta panis | twisted bread |
| 6 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |