Where does “Schockelasbotter” come from?
Schockelasbotter (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Botter, from Middle High German buter, from Old High German butira, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Schockelasbotter (Luxembourgish): chocolate spread
Definitions
- chocolate spread
Ancestry of “Schockelasbotter”, step by step
Schockelasbotter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Botter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Botter | butter |
| 2 | Middle High German | buter | butter |
| 3 | Old High German | butira | butter |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 5 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Luxembourgish Schockela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Schockela | chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |