Where does “pletzel” come from?
pletzel (English) comes from Yiddish פּלעצל, from Yiddish פּלאַץ, from Yiddish פּלאַצן, from Middle High German platzen, from Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
pletzel (English): A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy,...
Definitions
- A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy,...
Ancestry of “pletzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּלעצל | Any small bread or bready food |
| 2 | Yiddish | פּלאַץ | split, crack, burst, explosion; place |
| 3 | Yiddish | פּלאַצן | split, crack, burst, explode; plural of פּלאַץ |
| 4 | Middle High German | platzen | to strike, break, throw down |
| 5 | Middle High German | plaz | a smack |
| 6 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |