Where does “Rührkuchen” come from?

Rührkuchen (German) comes from German rühren, from Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.

Rührkuchen (German): fruitcake, teacake

Definitions

  1. fruitcake, teacake

Ancestry of “Rührkuchen”, step by step

Rührkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rühren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrührento stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an...
2Middle High Germanrüeren—
3Old High Germanruoren—
4Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijanto stir
5Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

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-Indo-European ḱroHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan →
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