Where does “hillomunkki” come from?

hillomunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hillo, from Middle English hilli, from German Hildebrand, from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.

hillomunkki (Finnish): jelly doughnut, Berliner round donut with jam filling, rolled in crystal sugar

Definitions

  1. jelly doughnut, Berliner round donut with jam filling, rolled in crystal sugar

Ancestry of “hillomunkki”, step by step

hillomunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillojam, jelly; bread
2Middle Englishhilli—
3GermanHildebrand—
4Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
5Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz—

via Finnish munkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunkkimonk; doughnut/donut; luck, fluke
2Swedishmunkmonk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough
Every word from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz →Every word from Old High German Hiltibrant →Every word from German Hildebrand →