Where does “Laugenbrezel” come from?
Laugenbrezel (German) comes from German brēzel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, from Latin bracchiatus, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
Laugenbrezel (German): a pretzel made by immersing the dough in a lye solution before baking
Definitions
- a pretzel made by immersing the dough in a lye solution before baking
Ancestry of “Laugenbrezel”, step by step
Laugenbrezel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brēzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brēzel | pretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot |
| 2 | Middle High German | brēzel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | breztella | — |
| 4 | Latin | bracchiatus | have branches like arms |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |