Where does “Ribiselkuchen” come from?
Ribiselkuchen (German) comes from German Ribisel, from Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس, from Persian ریواس, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš.
Ribiselkuchen (German): currant cake
Definitions
- currant cake
Ancestry of “Ribiselkuchen”, step by step
Ribiselkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ribisel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ribisel | currant (Ribes gen. et spp., chiefly the fruits) |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | ribes | currant |
| 3 | Arabic | رِيبَاس | Syrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb |
| 4 | Persian | ریواس | rhubarb |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |