Where does “softstem bulrush” come from?
softstem bulrush (English) comes from English stem, from English femme, from French femme, from Middle French femme, from Old French fame, from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ — to suckle, nurse.
softstem bulrush (English): A bulrush of species Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Definitions
- A bulrush of species Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Ancestry of “softstem bulrush”, step by step
softstem bulrush traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English stem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stem | The stock of a family; a race or generation of... |
| 2 | English | femme | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl; A... |
| 3 | French | femme | woman; wife; Alternative form of fem |
| 4 | Middle French | femme | wife; woman |
| 5 | Old French | fame | wife, female partner; woman |
| 6 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via English bulrush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bulrush | Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bulrish | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bule | boil, tumor; bull |
| 4 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 5 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English soft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soft | Easily giving way under pressure; Smooth and... |
| 2 | Middle English | softe | soft |
| 3 | Old English | sōfte | softly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | samftō | softly, gently |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |