Where does “gyngebrede” come from?
gyngebrede (Middle English) comes from Old French gingembras, from Medieval Latin gingimbratus, from Latin zingiber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭, from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *wēr — root.
Ancestry of “gyngebrede”, step by step
gyngebrede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French gingembras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gingembras | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | gingimbratus | gingered |
| 3 | Latin | zingiber | Alternative form of zingiberī n |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζιγγίβερις | ginger |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 | ginger |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | ginger root |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 | root |
| 8 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēr | root |
via Old French gingimbrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | gingimbrat | preserved ginger |