Where does “Konfektburg” come from?
Konfektburg (German) comes from German Konfekt, from Latin cōnfectus, from Latin cōnficiō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Konfektburg (German): the Puppenreich in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nussknacker und Mausekönig (The Nutcracker and the Mouse King)
Definitions
- the Puppenreich in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nussknacker und Mausekönig (The Nutcracker and the Mouse King)
Ancestry of “Konfektburg”, step by step
Konfektburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konfekt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konfekt | confection, candy |
| 2 | Latin | cōnfectus | prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished |
| 3 | Latin | cōnficiō | to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |