Where does “Farmersalat” come from?
Farmersalat (German) comes from German Farmer, from English Farmer, from Middle English fermor, from Old English feormere, from Old English feormian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn — he, she.
Farmersalat (German): A dish of sliced vegetables with mayonnaise,...
Definitions
- A dish of sliced vegetables with mayonnaise,...
Ancestry of “Farmersalat”, step by step
Farmersalat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Farmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Farmer | farmer male or of unspecified gender especially in reference to English-speaking countries |
| 2 | English | Farmer | the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft |
| 3 | Middle English | fermor | — |
| 4 | Old English | feormere | one who supplies with food, purveyor, grocer,... |
| 5 | Old English | feormian | to cleanse, scour, furbish; to entertain,... |
| 6 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German salāt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | salāt | salad mixed, usually cold dish |
| 2 | Italian | salata | feminine singular of salato; salad, something... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 4 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 5 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |