Where does “chouxnut” come from?
chouxnut (English) comes from English doughnut, from English dough, from Middle English dow, from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
chouxnut (English): A doughnut made with choux pastry dough
Definitions
- A doughnut made with choux pastry dough
Ancestry of “chouxnut”, step by step
chouxnut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doughnut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doughnut | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly... |
| 2 | English | dough | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour... |
| 3 | Middle English | dow | Alternative form of dogh |
| 4 | Old English | dāg | dough |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via English choux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choux | plural of chou |
| 2 | English | chou | Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small... |
| 3 | French | chou | cabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,... |
| 4 | Old French | chous | — |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |