Where does “plum blossom” come from?
plum blossom (English) comes 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, from English doru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
plum blossom (English): A tree, Prunus mume, native to East Asia bearing an apricotlike fruit
Definitions
- A tree, Prunus mume, native to East Asia bearing an apricotlike fruit
Ancestry of “plum blossom”, step by step
plum blossom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plum | "The fruit and its tree."; "Extended senses."; Of... |
| 2 | Middle English | plomme | plum; plum tree |
| 3 | Middle English | plumtre | A plum tree or a similar tree |
| 4 | Old English | plumtreow | plum tree |
| 5 | Old English | trēow | tree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 8 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via English Blossom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blossom | A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; a mass of such flowers |
| 2 | Middle English | blosme | A flower or blossom; An outstanding or... |
| 3 | Old English | blōstma | flower, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōsmaz | Alternative form of *blōstmô |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōstaz | blossoming |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |