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Where does “kümel” come from?

kümel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kumil, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

Ancestry of “kümel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankumil—
2Latincuminumcumin
3Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
4Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin

Words derived from “kümel”

  • kummel
  • kummelweck
  • Kümmelweck
  • kummel
  • Kümmelweck
  • Kümmel
  • Kreuzkümmel
  • kim
  • ким
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