Where does “Zitronenbrause” come from?
Zitronenbrause (German) comes from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
Zitronenbrause (German): a lemon flavored fizzy drink
Definitions
- a lemon flavored fizzy drink
Ancestry of “Zitronenbrause”, step by step
Zitronenbrause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zitrone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 2 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 3 | Latin | citron | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 5 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 7 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via German Brause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brause | fizzy pop, soda pop; shower, shower bath, douche,... |
| 2 | German | brausen | to make dissonant noise; roar, as done by wind or... |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūsen | to roar; crash |
| 4 | Old High German | brūsen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brausijaną | to break; crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |