Where does “Aasblume” come from?

Aasblume (German) comes from German aas, from Middle High German ās, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Aasblume (German): carrion flower

Definitions

  1. carrion flower

Ancestry of “Aasblume”, step by step

Aasblume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German aas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaassingular imperative of aasen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanāsflesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion
3Middle High Germanëzzento eat
4Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German blume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblumeflower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną
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