Where does “Backpflaume” come from?

Backpflaume (German) comes 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.

Backpflaume (German): prune

Definitions

  1. prune

Ancestry of “Backpflaume”, step by step

Backpflaume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflaume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflaumeplum; vulva; fool; klutz
2Middle High Germanpflūmeplum
3Old High Germanpflūmafluff
4Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
5Latinprūnumplum
6Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
7Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

via German backen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
2Middle High Germanbacken—
3Old High Germanbackan—
4Middle High Germanbachen—
5Old High Germanbahhanto bake
6Proto-Germanicbakanback
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον →