Where does “Mohnkuchen” come from?

Mohnkuchen (German) comes from German Mohn, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic mōmā, from Proto-Germanic mōmǭ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-méh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Mohnkuchen (German): poppyseed cake cake filled with a mass of poppyseeds and sugar; originally from eastern regions, especially Silesia, but now traditional throughout Germany and Austria

Definitions

  1. poppyseed cake cake filled with a mass of poppyseeds and sugar; originally from eastern regions, especially Silesia, but now traditional throughout Germany and Austria

Ancestry of “Mohnkuchen”, step by step

Mohnkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMohnpoppy
2Old High Germanmuomaaunt, mother's sister
3Proto-West Germanicmōmāmama, mother
4Proto-Germanicmōmǭmama, mother; aunt, auntie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-méh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

via German küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “Mohnkuchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōmǭ →
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