Etymograph

English

Linzertorte

Linzertorte comes from Austrian German Linzertorte.

  1. Austrian GermanmodernLinzertorte
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Austrian GermanmodernLinzertorte
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2001same form

Earliest quotation: 2001, Jannequin Bennett, Linzer Cookie Squares: “These are easier to make and lower in fat…”

Today it means

noun A traditional Austrian pastry, a form of shortbread topped with fruit preserves and sliced nuts with a lattice design on top.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Austrian German Linzertorte / Linzertorte