Where does “Leffelgraut” come from?

Leffelgraut (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Leffel — spoon.

Leffelgraut (Pennsylvania German): wintercress

Definitions

  1. wintercress

Ancestry of “Leffelgraut”, step by step

Leffelgraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Leffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanLeffelspoon

via Pennsylvania German Graut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanGrautcabbage
Every word from Pennsylvania German Leffel