Where does “Lebkuchenfrau” come from?
Lebkuchenfrau (German) comes from German frau, from Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Lebkuchenfrau (German): gingerbread woman
Definitions
- gingerbread woman
Ancestry of “Lebkuchenfrau”, step by step
Lebkuchenfrau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frau | one, they |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrouwe | woman, lady, madam |
| 3 | Old High German | frouwa | lady |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frauwjā | lady, wife of a lord woman of high standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Lebkuchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lebkuchen | lebkuchen |
| 2 | Latin | lībum | a cake or pancake, made of meal and milk or oil and spread with honey, such as was offered to the gods, especially on a birthday |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | leiβom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | to pour, anoint |