Where does “Kirschmarmelade” come from?
Kirschmarmelade (German) comes from German Kirsche, 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 — pear-tree.
Kirschmarmelade (German): cherry jam
Definitions
- cherry jam
Ancestry of “Kirschmarmelade”, step by step
Kirschmarmelade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kirsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kirsche | cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirse | cherry |
| 3 | Old High German | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via German Marmelade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Marmelade | jam; marmalade |
| 2 | Middle French | marmelade | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | marmelada | quince jam, quince cheese |
| 4 | Galician | marmelo | quince |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | marmelo | — |
| 6 | Latin | melimelum | honey apple, sweet apple |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μελίμηλον | geniting, a variety of apple |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |