Where does “gingerbreaded” come from?

gingerbreaded (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

gingerbreaded (English): Ornamented in the gingerbread style

Definitions

  1. Ornamented in the gingerbread style

Ancestry of “gingerbreaded”, step by step

gingerbreaded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English gingerbread

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgingerbreadA type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger;...
2Middle Englishgyngebredginger especially if preserved
3Old Frenchgingembras
4Medieval Latingingimbratusgingered
5LatinzingiberAlternative form of zingiberī n
6Ancient Greekζιγγίβεριςginger
7Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭ginger
8Old Tamil𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆ginger root
9Old Tamil𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆root
10Proto-Dravidian*wērroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos