The story
- German · derived fromKümmel“caraway”
- English todaykummelweck
From German Kümmel (“caraway”), Weck (“roll”) (in south-western dialects).
Words from the same roots
GermanKümmel all →
Kimmelkummel
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kummelweck
Today it means: A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York. Full definition →
German Kümmel