Where does “Topfentorte” come from?

Topfentorte (German) comes from German torte, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Topfentorte (German): cheesecake

Definitions

  1. cheesecake

Ancestry of “Topfentorte”, step by step

Topfentorte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German torte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantorteinflection of torten: ## first-person singular...
2Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
3Late Latintorta
4Latintorta panistwisted bread
5Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Topfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTopfenquark soft creamy cheese
2Middle High Germantopfe
3Old High Germantopholight shove or blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus