Where does “Algengrütze” come from?
Algengrütze (German) comes from German Grütze, from Middle High German grütze, from Old High German gruzzi, from Proto-Germanic *gruti.
Ancestry of “Algengrütze”, step by step
Algengrütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grütze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grütze | a food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | grütze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gruzzi | heap, pile |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gruti | — |
via German Algen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Algen | plural of Alge |