Where does “Pfefferminztee” come from?
Pfefferminztee (German) comes from German Pfefferminze, from German pfeffer, from Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
Pfefferminztee (German): peppermint tea
Definitions
- peppermint tea
Ancestry of “Pfefferminztee”, step by step
Pfefferminztee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfefferminze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfefferminze | peppermint (A sweet medicinal and culinary plant with strongly flavored leaves.) |
| 2 | German | pfeffer | pepper plant of the family |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfeffer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfeffar | pepper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
via German tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |