Etymology

kirsch

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Today it means: A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser. Full definition →

French kirsch ← German Kirschwasser
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The story

  1. German · derived fromKirschwasser“cherry water”
  2. French · borrowed fromkirsch
  3. English todaykirsch

Borrowed from French kirsch, from German Kirschwasser (“cherry water”). Doublet of cerise and cherry.

Words from the same roots

GermanKirschwasser all →

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