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Where does “Kirsche” come from?

Kirsche (German) comes from Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.

Kirsche (German): cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet

Definitions

  1. cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet

Ancestry of “Kirsche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankirsecherry
2Old High Germankirsacherry
3Proto-West Germanickirsijācherry
4Latinceresiacherry
5Latinceresium—
6Latincerasium—
7Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
8Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
9Akkadian????pear-tree

Words derived from “Kirsche”

  • kirsch
  • kirschwasser
  • kirsch
  • Kirschbaum
  • Sauerkirsche
  • kirschrot
  • Kirschwasser
  • kirsch
  • quirche
  • kirsch
  • kirss
  • kirsipuu
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