Where does “ショートブレッド” come from?

ショートブレッド (Japanese) comes from English shortbread, from English bread, from Middle English bred, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

ショートブレッド (Japanese): shortbread

Definitions

  1. shortbread

Ancestry of “ショートブレッド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshortbreadA type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour
2EnglishbreadA foodstuff made by baking dough made from...
3Middle Englishbredbread, pastry; food, nourishment
4Old Englishbredsurface; plank, board; table, tablet
5Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
6Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
7Proto-Norse-īna-
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnazEvery word from Old English -en