Where does “Schlagobers” come from?
Schlagobers (German) comes from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Schlagobers (German): whipped cream
Definitions
- whipped cream
Ancestry of “Schlagobers”, step by step
Schlagobers traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlag | blow, hit; beat |
| 2 | Middle High German | slac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | slag | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 5 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 6 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via German Obers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Obers | cream; genitive singular of Ober |
| 2 | German | Ober | waiter; over knave, queen |
| 3 | German | Oberkellner | head waiter |
| 4 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 5 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 8 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 9 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 10 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |