Where does “Schlagsahne” come from?

Schlagsahne (German) comes from German schlagen, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Schlagsahne (German): whipped cream; semen

Definitions

  1. whipped cream; semen

Ancestry of “Schlagsahne”, step by step

Schlagsahne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schlagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlagento beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;...
2Middle High Germanslahento strike
3Old High Germanslahanto hit
4Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German Sahne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSahnecream
2Middle High Germansāne
3Old Frenchsainhealthy; in good health
4Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “Schlagsahne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan