Where does “quetsche” come from?
quetsche (French) comes from German Quetsche, from German quetschen, from Middle High German quetzen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
quetsche (French): damson plum
Definitions
- damson plum
Ancestry of “quetsche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Quetsche | a method, application or instance of squeezing |
| 2 | German | quetschen | to squeeze, to squish |
| 3 | Middle High German | quetzen | — |
| 4 | Old French | quasser | to break; to annul; to quash |
| 5 | Latin | quassō | to shake repeatedly, to quake |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |