Where does “Gänseleberpastete” come from?
Gänseleberpastete (German) comes from German Gänseleber, from German Leber, from Middle High German lëber, from Old High German lebara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Gänseleberpastete (German): foie gras
Definitions
- foie gras
Ancestry of “Gänseleberpastete”, step by step
Gänseleberpastete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gänseleber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gänseleber | goose liver |
| 2 | German | Leber | liver; someplace deep within one |
| 3 | Middle High German | lëber | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lebara | liver |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *libru | liver |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | librō | liver |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German Pastete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pastete | pâté |
| 2 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |