English
Königsberger Klopse
Königsberger Klopse comes from German Königsberger Klopse.
- Germanc. 1650–presentKönigsberger Klopseliterally ‘Königsbergian meatballs’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentKönigsberger Klopseliterally ‘Königsbergian meatballs’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from German Königsberger Klopse (literally “Königsbergian meatballs”).
Every English word from German Königsberger Klopse
Today it means
noun An East Prussian dish of meatballs in a white sauce with capers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Königsberger Klopse / Königsberger Klopse