Where does “Lebkuchenhaus” come from?
Lebkuchenhaus (German) comes from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Lebkuchenhaus (German): gingerbread house
Definitions
- gingerbread house
Ancestry of “Lebkuchenhaus”, step by step
Lebkuchenhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German haus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 3 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
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 |