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The name is a combination of the German words for "pepper," "pot," and "boiled meat."
The etymology given for the last element is inaccurate. Credible German sources explain that "Hast/Harst" refers to meat—especially beef for roasting—not "boiled meat."
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This sentence overstates the etymology of Pfefferpotthast.
Two credible German sources contradict the gloss "boiled meat":
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An official City of Dortmund museum handout on Pfefferpotthast explains the word origin as:
- "Pott" = Topf (pot)
- "Hast" bzw. eigentlich "Harst": Rindfleisch oder Ochsenfleisch zum Braten
That means the last element refers to beef/ox meat for roasting, not "boiled meat."
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Landservice, a publication of the Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, likewise says Pfefferpotthast is formed from the Low German words "Pfeffer", "Pott" und "Hast" and says the expression translates freely as "Pfeffer-Topf-Fleisch" (pepper-pot-meat).
So while the exact nuance of the compound may vary in paraphrase, the article's wording "boiled meat" is not supported by these sources and misstates the meaning of the final element.
2 sources
- Arturs Lieblingsessen: Pfefferpotthast
Wortherkunft: „Pott“: Topf; „Hast“ bzw. eigentlich „Harst“: Rindfleisch oder Ochsenfleisch zum Braten.
- Westfälischer Pfefferpotthast - Land-Wissen für Sie aufgegabelt
Der westfälische Pfefferpotthast ... setzt sich aus den plattdeutschen Begriffen "Pfeffer", "Pott" und "Hast" zusammen. Frei übersetzt heißt es "Pfeffer-Topf-Fleisch".