Where does “Hartkaramelle” come from?
Hartkaramelle (German) comes from German Karamelle, from German Karamell, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Hartkaramelle (German): a hard, sweet candy
Definitions
- a hard, sweet candy
Ancestry of “Hartkaramelle”, step by step
Hartkaramelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Karamelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karamelle | candy, sweets |
| 2 | German | Karamell | caramel |
| 3 | French | caramel | caramel, fudge |
| 4 | Spanish | caramelo | candy; caramel |
| 5 | Portuguese | caramelo | caramel; candy made of caramel; any candy |
| 6 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via German hart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hart | hard; severe, harsh; sharply, roughly, severely |
| 2 | Middle High German | Hart | hill forest |
| 3 | Old High German | hart | hard |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hard(ī) | hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |