Where does “Napfkuchen” come from?

Napfkuchen (German) comes from German Napf, from Middle High German naph, from Old High German hnaph, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

Napfkuchen (German): bundt cake

Definitions

  1. bundt cake

Ancestry of “Napfkuchen”, step by step

Napfkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Napf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNapfsmall bowl; cup
2Middle High Germannaph—
3Old High Germanhnaph—
4Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
5Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

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
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Frankish hnapp →Every word from Old High German hnaph →