Where does “Aschenkuchen” come from?

Aschenkuchen (German) comes from German asche, from Middle High German asche, from Old High German asca, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Aschenkuchen (German): ash cake, cake baked in hot ash

Definitions

  1. ash cake, cake baked in hot ash

Ancestry of “Aschenkuchen”, step by step

Aschenkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German asche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanasche—
2Middle High Germanasche—
3Old High Germanascaash
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via German küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →