Where does “plummily” come from?
plummily (English) comes from English plummy, 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.
plummily (English): In a plummy manner
Definitions
- In a plummy manner
Ancestry of “plummily”, step by step
plummily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plummy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plummy | Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic... |
| 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 |