Where does “プレッツェル” come from?
プレッツェル (Japanese) comes from English pretzel, from German Pretzel, from German Brezel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, from Latin bracchiatus, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
プレッツェル (Japanese): a pretzel
Ancestry of “プレッツェル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pretzel | A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape... |
| 2 | German | Pretzel | — |
| 3 | German | Brezel | pretzel |
| 4 | Middle High German | brēzel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | breztella | — |
| 6 | Latin | bracchiatus | have branches like arms |
| 7 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |