Where does “gingerbread” come from?
Gingerbread comes from Middle English gyngebred, from Old French gingembras, from Medieval Latin gingimbratus.
gingerbread (English): A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger;...
Definitions
- A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger;...
Ancestry of “gingerbread”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gyngebred | ginger especially if preserved |
| 2 | Old French | gingembras | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | gingimbratus | gingered |
| 4 | Latin | zingiber | Alternative form of zingiberī n |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 6 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 8 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |