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Where does “Lakritze” come from?

Lakritze (German) comes from Middle High German lakerize, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Lakritze (German): Alternative form of Lakritz

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Lakritz

Ancestry of “Lakritze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlakerize—
2Latinliquiritia—
3Latinglycyrrhiza—
4Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
5Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
6Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “Lakritze”

  • лакрица
  • krissie
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →