Where does “Müsliriegel” come from?
Müsliriegel (German) comes from German Müsli, from Alemannic German Müesli, from Alemannic German Mues, from Middle High German muos, from Old High German muos, from Proto-West Germanic mōs, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Müsliriegel (German): cereal bar, granola bar
Definitions
- cereal bar, granola bar
Ancestry of “Müsliriegel”, step by step
Müsliriegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Müsli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Müsli | muesli, granola |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Müesli | muesli |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Mues | mush, paste, pulp |
| 4 | Middle High German | muos | — |
| 5 | Old High German | muos | food, victuals, porridge; porridge, food, meal,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via German Riegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Riegel | bolt; latch; short bar |
| 2 | Middle High German | rigel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rigil | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |