Where does “Semmelbrösel” come from?

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

Semmelbrösel (German): breadcrumbs

Definitions

  1. breadcrumbs

Ancestry of “Semmelbrösel”, step by step

Semmelbrösel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Semmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSemmelbread roll
2Middle High Germansemelefine flour
3Old High Germansemala—
4Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
5Aramaicסְמִידָא—
6Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—

via German Brösel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBröselcrumb
2GermanBrosamecrumb
3Middle High Germanbrosem—
Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 →Every word from Aramaic סְמִידָא →Every word from Latin simila →