Where does “Blumenkasten” come from?

Blumenkasten (German) comes from German blume, from Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Blumenkasten (German): window box, flower box, planter box

Definitions

  1. window box, flower box, planter box

Ancestry of “Blumenkasten”, step by step

Blumenkasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via German kasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankastencrate (e.g. for bottles)
2Middle High Germankaste—
3Old High Germankastobox, case
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →