Where does “Maddlesupp” come from?

Maddlesupp (East Central German) comes from English maddle, from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

Maddlesupp (East Central German): egg flake soup; a soup made of flour, water and eggs

Definitions

  1. egg flake soup; a soup made of flour, water and eggs

Ancestry of “Maddlesupp”, step by step

Maddlesupp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaddleTo be or become crazy; rave; be confused in mind;...
2EnglishLethe
3Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
4Frenchmoinemonk
5Middle Frenchmoinemonk
6Old Frenchmoniemonk
7Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

via East Central German Supp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanSupp
Every word from Latin monicusEvery word from Old French monieEvery word from Middle French moine