Where does “hamantaschen” come from?
hamantaschen (English) comes from Yiddish המן־טאַשן, from Yiddish טאַש, from Middle High German tasche, from Old High German taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca- — Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
hamantaschen (English): Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies...
Definitions
- Traditional Ashkenazi three-cornered cookies...
Ancestry of “hamantaschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | המן־טאַשן | hamantaschen |
| 2 | Yiddish | טאַש | bag, pocketbook; pocket |
| 3 | Middle High German | tasche | — |
| 4 | Old High German | taska | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 7 | Translingual | da | — |
| 8 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 9 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 10 | Latin | decās | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 14 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 15 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |