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Where does “Streusel” come from?

Streusel (German) comes from German -sel, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Streusel (German): streusel

Definitions

  1. streusel

Ancestry of “Streusel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-selCreates nouns from verbs, meaning something which...
2Proto-West Germanic-islīUsed to form nouns from verbs denoting something...
3Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Streusel”

  • streusel
  • Streuselkuchen
  • Streuselkuchen
  • strösseli
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