Where does “Pflaum” come from?

Pflaum (English) comes from German Pflaum, from German Pflaume, from Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

Ancestry of “Pflaum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflaum
2GermanPflaumeplum; vulva; fool; klutz
3Middle High Germanpflūmeplum
4Old High Germanpflūmafluff
5Proto-Germanic*plūmā
6Latinprūnumplum
7Ancient Greekπροῦνον
8Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον