Where does “Knoblauchpresse” come from?
Knoblauchpresse (German) comes from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Knoblauchpresse (German): garlic press
Definitions
- garlic press
Ancestry of “Knoblauchpresse”, step by step
Knoblauchpresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German presse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | presse | inflection of pressen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 3 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 6 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Knoblauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knoblauch | garlic |
| 2 | Middle High German | knobelouch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | klobelouch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chlobalouh | — |