SC - Lebkuchen
tgl at mailer.uni-marburg.de
tgl at mailer.uni-marburg.de
Mon Feb 26 08:50:46 PST 2001
<< where does the 'leb-' come from, in the word 'lebkuchen'? >>
According to the historical dictionaries (e.g. Truebner, Kluge), the
interpretation of the first element is uncertain. Among the
possibilities, discussed, are
- -- borrowing of lat. _libum_ 'Fladen' 'flat cake'
- -- derivation from a word cognate to _laib_ 'loaf', refering to some
kind of baking tin.
According to the Kluge dictionary, both assumptions pose problems
("Beide Annahmen machen Schwierigkeiten").
Thomas
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