Where does “piparkökuhús” come from?
piparkökuhús (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic piparkaka, from Icelandic pipar, from Danish peber, from Old Danish pipær, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
piparkökuhús (Icelandic): gingerbread house
Definitions
- gingerbread house
Ancestry of “piparkökuhús”, step by step
piparkökuhús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic piparkaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | piparkaka | gingerbread |
| 2 | Icelandic | pipar | pepper |
| 3 | Danish | peber | pepper |
| 4 | Old Danish | pipær | pepper |
| 5 | Old Norse | piparr | pepper |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 8 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 10 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 11 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |