Where does “Semmel” come from?

Semmel (German) comes from Middle High German semele, from Old High German semala, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

Semmel (German): bread roll

Definitions

  1. bread roll

Ancestry of “Semmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansemelefine flour
2Old High Germansemala—
3Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
4Aramaicסְמִידָא—
5Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—

Words derived from “Semmel”

Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 →Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָא →Every word from Latin simila →
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