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Where does “Glomsnickel” come from?

Glomsnickel (German Low German) comes from German Low German Gloms, from Kashubian glomza — quark cheese, cottage cheese.

Glomsnickel (German Low German): Königsberger; native or inhabitant of Königsberg

Definitions

  1. Königsberger; native or inhabitant of Königsberg

Ancestry of “Glomsnickel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanGlomsquark
2Kashubianglomzaquark cheese, cottage cheese
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