Why pretzels are called pretzels?

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"The German word [bretzel, pretzel] comes ultimately from tha hypothetical medieval Latin *brachiatellum, a diminutive form of brachitum, bracelet'; it hence means etymologically ring-shaped biscuit'.

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Bretzel. Frequently misspelt Pretzel, is a hard, brittle roll of bread twisted into a letter B, and common in Germany and among the Germans in this country, who eat them with their beer.

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Pretzel...The word is from the German, and some believe it refers to the Latin word pretium, "reward," as in a little gift to a child. Others trace the roots to the Latin brachium, arm...

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Picenum was a region to the northeast of Rome, corresponding in part fo modern-day Marches. The bread of Picenum was a type of sweet, dry flatbread consisting of flour kneaded with grape juice, which was soaked in milk before it was eaten.


How -- ah, these pretzels suck…

Comments

[diejacobsleiter]

Еще народной этимологии:

prätzeln - жарить (все варианты звучат похоже: 1) braten 2) prätzeln 3) rösten)

Pratze , -n 1) лапа (о руке) 2) клещи и вообще любой захват, прихват

[redis]

Понятно же, что Pretzel происходит от английского "pretty" в значении "прелестный", потому что что может быть лучше кружечки холодного пива теплым мюнхенским вечером в пивной Айингер, в ожидании свиной рульки в перечном соусе?