Where does “Arschkaltblum” come from?

Arschkaltblum (East Central German) comes from East Central German Blum, from Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Arschkaltblum (East Central German): Centaurea pseudophrygia

Definitions

  1. Centaurea pseudophrygia

Ancestry of “Arschkaltblum”, step by step

Arschkaltblum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Blum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanBlumflower
2Middle High Germanbluomeflower
3Old High Germanbluomobloom
4Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via German arschkalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarschkaltbitterly cold
2Germankaltcold, chilly; "the physical perception of...
3Old High Germankaltcold
4Proto-West Germanickaldcold
5Proto-Germanickaldazcold
6Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →