Where does “Spritzkuchen” come from?
Spritzkuchen (German) comes from German küchen, from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
Spritzkuchen (German): pastry made of choux pastry and formed as a ring (similar to doughnuts) with a pastry bag (see photo) that is fried (and generally has a sugar icing)
Definitions
- pastry made of choux pastry and formed as a ring (similar to doughnuts) with a pastry bag (see photo) that is fried (and generally has a sugar icing)
Ancestry of “Spritzkuchen”, step by step
Spritzkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German küchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | küchen | pie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread |
| 2 | Middle High German | kuoche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kuocho | Alternative spelling of kuohho; cake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via German spritzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spritzen | to spurt, to squirt; to inject |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | to disperse |