Where does “spätzli” come from?
spätzli (English) comes from Alemannic German Spätzli, from Alemannic German Spatz, from Middle High German spaz, from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
spätzli (English): A type of wheatflour noodle used in Swiss and...
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- A type of wheatflour noodle used in Swiss and...
Ancestry of “spätzli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemannic German | Spätzli | Diminutive of Spatz; darling, sweetheart; spätzli |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Spatz | sparrow |
| 3 | Middle High German | spaz | — |
| 4 | Middle English | sparwe | The sparrow or its meat |
| 5 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |