Where does “Kaffeesatzkuhng” come from?
Kaffeesatzkuhng (East Central German) comes from German Kaffeesatz, from German Satz, from Middle High German saz, from Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Kaffeesatzkuhng (East Central German): cake made out of coffee dregs (dish in time of need, like the Second World War)
Definitions
- cake made out of coffee dregs (dish in time of need, like the Second World War)
Ancestry of “Kaffeesatzkuhng”, step by step
Kaffeesatzkuhng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kaffeesatz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaffeesatz | coffee dregs, coffee grounds |
| 2 | German | Satz | sentence; proposition, theorem; set |
| 3 | Middle High German | saz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | setzen | to set, place down |
| 5 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via East Central German Kuhng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Central German | Kuhng | cake, pie |