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