Where does “ploum sygh” come from?
ploum sygh (Cornish) comes from Cornish ploum, from English plum, from Middle English plomme, from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
ploum sygh (Cornish): prunes (dried plums)
Definitions
- prunes (dried plums)
Ancestry of “ploum sygh”, step by step
ploum sygh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish ploum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ploum | plums |
| 2 | English | plum | "The fruit and its tree."; "Extended senses."; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | plomme | plum; plum tree |
| 4 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 5 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 6 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |