Where does “kaesespaetzle” come from?
kaesespaetzle (English) comes from German Käsespätzle, from German Spätzle, from Alemannic German Spätzle, from Alemannic German Spatz, from Middle High German spaz, from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō — sparrow.
kaesespaetzle (English): A German form of macaroni and cheese
Definitions
- A German form of macaroni and cheese
Ancestry of “kaesespaetzle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Käsespätzle | kaesespaetzle |
| 2 | German | Spätzle | spaetzle |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Spätzle | — |
| 4 | Alemannic German | Spatz | sparrow |
| 5 | Middle High German | spaz | — |
| 6 | Middle English | sparwe | The sparrow or its meat |
| 7 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |