Where does “Obstkuchen” come from?

Obstkuchen (German) comes from German Obst, from Middle High German obez, from Old High German obaz, from Proto-Germanic *obaet, from Proto-Germanic at- — edibles, food.

Obstkuchen (German): fruit pie (pie with fruit filling)

Definitions

  1. fruit pie (pie with fruit filling)

Ancestry of “Obstkuchen”, step by step

Obstkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez—
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet—
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food

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
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