Where does “Teigmesser” come from?
Teigmesser (German) comes from German messer, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Teigmesser (German): bench knife, dough cutter
Definitions
- bench knife, dough cutter
Ancestry of “Teigmesser”, step by step
Teigmesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German messer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | messer | knife |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German teig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | teig | dough, paste, pastry, batter soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of [[ingredient |
| 2 | Middle High German | teic | — |
| 3 | Old High German | teig | dough, pastry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |