Where does “pepperkake” come from?
pepperkake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pepper, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pepperkake (Norwegian Bokmål): a gingerbread biscuit
Definitions
- a gingerbread biscuit
Ancestry of “pepperkake”, step by step
pepperkake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål pepper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pepper | pepper spice |
| 2 | Old Norse | piparr | pepper |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |