Where does “Gassenküche” come from?

Gassenküche (German) comes from German Küche, from Middle High German küche, from Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic kukinā, from Latin cocīna, from Latin coquīna, from Latin coquīnus, from Latin coquus.

Gassenküche (German): soup kitchen

Definitions

  1. soup kitchen

Ancestry of “Gassenküche”, step by step

Gassenküche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Küche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKüchekitchen; cuisine
2Middle High Germanküche
3Old High Germanchuhhinakitchen
4Proto-West Germanickukinākitchen
5Latincocīnakitchen
6Latincoquīnacooking; art of cookery
7Latincoquīnuscook's
8LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
9Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
10EnglishCookA placename
11Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
12Middle High Germankochento cook
13Old High Germankohhōnto cook
14Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
15Latincoqueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
17Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
18Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
19Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

via German gasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangassealley, ginnel, twitchel
2Middle High Germangazze
3Old High Germangazzalane
4Proto-West Germanic*gatwā
5Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti