Where does “Kuchenlöffel” come from?

Kuchenlöffel (German) comes from German löffel, from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

Kuchenlöffel (German): pastry spoon

Definitions

  1. pastry spoon

Ancestry of “Kuchenlöffel”, step by step

Kuchenlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

via German küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lapilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lapil →