Etymology

krendel

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Today it means: A traditional Russian pastry made from a yeast dough and shaped into a twisted or braided ring. Full definition →

Russian кре́ндель (kréndelʹ) ← German Krenge ← Middle High German kringel
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*grenǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kringaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*kringaz
  4. Old High German*kring
  5. Middle High Germankrinc
  6. Middle High Germankringel
  7. GermanKringel
  8. GermanKrenge
  9. Russianкре́ндель (kréndelʹ)
  10. English todaykrendel

Borrowed from Russian кре́ндель (kréndelʹ).

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