Where does “Madeleine” come from?

Madeleine (German) comes from French Madeleine, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαλά, from Hebrew מגדל, from Hebrew ג־ד־ל — Forming words relating to largeness or growth.

Madeleine (German): madeleine small cake

Definitions

  1. madeleine small cake

Ancestry of “Madeleine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMadeleineMagdalene
2Ancient GreekΜαγδαληνήwoman from Magdala
3Ancient GreekΜαγδαλάMagdala
4Hebrewמגדלtower
5Hebrewג־ד־לForming words relating to largeness or growth
Every word from Hebrew ג־ד־ל →Every word from Hebrew מגדל →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαγδαλά →