Where does “Süßkirsche” come from?
Süßkirsche (German) comes from German Kirsche, from Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
Süßkirsche (German): sweet cherry
Definitions
- sweet cherry
Ancestry of “Süßkirsche”, step by step
Süßkirsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kirsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kirsche | cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirse | cherry |
| 3 | Old High German | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via German süß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | süß | sweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | süezi | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suozī | sweet |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |