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Where does “rinkeli” come from?

rinkeli (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German kringel.

rinkeli (Finnish): ring-shaped baked good, such as a bagel, pretzel...

Definitions

  1. ring-shaped baked good, such as a bagel, pretzel...

Ancestry of “rinkeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankringel—

Words derived from “rinkeli”

  • munkkirinkeli
  • munkkirinkilä
  • viipurinrinkeli
  • rinkilä
  • vesirinkeli
Every word from Middle Low German kringel →