Where does “Leberkässemmel” come from?
Leberkässemmel (German) comes from German Semmel, from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.
Leberkässemmel (German): Leberkäse sandwich
Definitions
- Leberkäse sandwich
Ancestry of “Leberkässemmel”, step by step
Leberkässemmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Semmel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Semmel | bread roll |
| 2 | Middle High German | semele | fine flour |
| 3 | Old High German | semala | — |
| 4 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |
via German Leberkäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leberkäs | — |