Where does “Eierschwammerl” come from?
Eierschwammerl (German) comes from German Schwammerl, from Bavarian Schwammerl, from Bavarian Schwåmm, from Middle High German swamme, from Old High German swamp, from Old English swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
Eierschwammerl (German): chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius
Definitions
- chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius
Ancestry of “Eierschwammerl”, step by step
Eierschwammerl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwammerl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwammerl | mushroom |
| 2 | Bavarian | Schwammerl | mushroom |
| 3 | Bavarian | Schwåmm | mushroom |
| 4 | Middle High German | swamme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | swamp | — |
| 6 | Old English | swamm | mushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |
via German Eier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eier | nominative plural of Ei; genitive plural of Ei;... |