Where does “zimt” come from?

zimt (German) comes from Middle High German zimet, from Middle High German zinemīn, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

zimt (German): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “zimt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzimet
2Middle High Germanzinemīn
3Latincinnamon
4Ancient Greekκίνναμον
5Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

Words derived from “zimt

Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμονEvery word from Ancient Greek κίνναμονEvery word from Latin cinnamon