Where does “Kartoffelbrei” come from?
Kartoffelbrei (German) comes from German kartoffel, from German Tartüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā — dry.
Kartoffelbrei (German): mashed potatoes
Definitions
- mashed potatoes
Ancestry of “Kartoffelbrei”, step by step
Kartoffelbrei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kartoffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kartoffel | potato |
| 2 | German | Tartüffel | — |
| 3 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 4 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 6 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via German Brei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brei | mash; mush; porridge; any semisolid food; milk... |
| 2 | Middle High German | brīe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brīo | mash (as in mashed potatoes) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brīw | porridge, mash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brīwaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bʰréy-u-s ~ bʰr̥y-éw-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr-ey- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |