Where does “Oschderoi” come from?
Oschderoi (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Oschder, from Pennsylvania German Oi, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
Oschderoi (Pennsylvania German): Easter egg
Ancestry of “Oschderoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Oschder | Easter |
| 2 | Pennsylvania German | Oi | egg |
| 3 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |