English
Sachertorte
Sachertorte comes from German Sachertorte ‘Sacher torte’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSachertorte‘Sacher torte’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSachertorte‘Sacher torte’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014same form
Earliest quotation: 2014, 2011, Kazune Kawahara: “Another specialty of mine is sachertorte! Does that sound…”
A compound of Sacher + Torte ‘tart, round cake’
Middle French tarte
German Torte ‘tart, round cake’
The story
Named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.
Every English word from German Sachertorte
Today it means
noun A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioners' sugar, toasted breadcrumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Sachertorte / Sachertorte