Where does “Sahnehäubchen” come from?

Sahnehäubchen (German) comes from German Häubchen, from German haube, from Middle High German hoube, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Sahnehäubchen (German): icing on the cake

Definitions

  1. icing on the cake

Ancestry of “Sahnehäubchen”, step by step

Sahnehäubchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Häubchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHäubchen—
2Germanhaubebonnet, cap
3Middle High Germanhoube—
4Old High Germanhūba—
5Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
6Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
7Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via German Sahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSahnecream
2Middle High Germansāne—
3Old Frenchsainhealthy; in good health
4Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →