Where does “quiche” come from?
Quiche comes from French quiche, derived from French quicher, which developed from French esquicher, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European gog through Latin -are formations.
quiche (English): A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a...
Definitions
- A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a...
Ancestry of “quiche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | quiche | quiche; slap; blow, strike; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Central German | Küeche | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | kuoche | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kuocho | Alternative spelling of kuohho; cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
Words derived from “quiche”