Where does “Rosinenpicken” come from?

Rosinenpicken (German) comes from German Rosine, from Middle High German rosīn, from Middle Dutch rosīne, from Old French raisin, from Latin racēmus — cluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits.

Rosinenpicken (German): cherry picking act

Definitions

  1. cherry picking act

Ancestry of “Rosinenpicken”, step by step

Rosinenpicken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rosine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRosineraisin
2Middle High Germanrosīn—
3Middle Dutchrosīne—
4Old Frenchraisingrape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin
5Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits

via German picken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpickento peck, to pick, to transmit power through a...
2Middle High Germanbicken—
3Old High Germanbicken—

Words derived from “Rosinenpicken”

Every word from Latin racēmus →Every word from Old French raisin →Every word from Middle Dutch rosīne →