Where does “Baumkuchen” come from?
Baumkuchen (English) comes from German Baumkuchen, from German baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Baumkuchen (English): A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a...
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- A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a...
Ancestry of “Baumkuchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Baumkuchen | Baumkuchen layered cake |
| 2 | German | baum | tree |
| 3 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 4 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |