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Where does “hasenpfeffer” come from?

hasenpfeffer (English) comes from German pfeffer, from Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

hasenpfeffer (English): A traditional German stew made from marinated...

Definitions

  1. A traditional German stew made from marinated...

Ancestry of “hasenpfeffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfeffer—
2Middle High Germanpfeffer—
3Old High Germanpfeffarpepper
4Proto-West Germanic*pipar—
5Latinpiperpepper
6Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
7Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
8Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
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