Where does “Blättermagen” come from?

Blättermagen (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Blättermagen (German): omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Definitions

  1. omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Ancestry of “Blättermagen”, step by step

Blättermagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblattleaf green and flat organ of a plant
2Middle High Germanblatleaf
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German magen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagenstomach, maw
2Middle High Germanmage
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-