Where does “perec” come from?
perec (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German brēzel, from Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German breztella, from Latin bracchiatus, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
perec (Serbo-Croatian): pretzel
Definitions
- pretzel
Ancestry of “perec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brēzel | pretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot |
| 2 | Middle High German | brēzel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | breztella | — |
| 4 | Latin | bracchiatus | have branches like arms |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |