Where does “Christbaumkerze” come from?

Christbaumkerze (German) comes from German kerze, from Middle High German kerze, from Old High German kerza.

Christbaumkerze (German): Christmas tree candles

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree candles

Ancestry of “Christbaumkerze”, step by step

Christbaumkerze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kerze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerzecandle
2Middle High Germankerze—
3Old High Germankerza—

via German Christbaum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChristbaumChristmas tree
Every word from Old High German kerza →Every word from Middle High German kerze →Every word from German kerze →