Where does “Ganasche” come from?

Ganasche (German) comes from French ganache, from Italian ganascia, from Late Latin ganathus, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

Ganasche (German): lower jaw of a horse

Definitions

  1. lower jaw of a horse

Ancestry of “Ganasche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchganachejawbone; face; fool, numskull
2Italianganasciajaw; fishplate; brake shoe
3Late Latinganathus—
4Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os →Every word from Ancient Greek γνάθος →