Where does “Eierplätzchen” come from?
Eierplätzchen (German) comes from German Plätzchen, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us — flat.
Eierplätzchen (German): egg cookie
Definitions
- egg cookie
Ancestry of “Eierplätzchen”, step by step
Eierplätzchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Plätzchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plätzchen | Diminutive of Platz; cookie, biscuit |
| 2 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 3 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 4 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 5 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via German Eier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eier | nominative plural of Ei; genitive plural of Ei;... |