Where does “Blumenkohlohr” come from?

Blumenkohlohr (German) comes from German Blumenkohl, 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-.

Blumenkohlohr (German): cauliflower ear

Definitions

  1. cauliflower ear

Ancestry of “Blumenkohlohr”, step by step

Blumenkohlohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blumenkohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlumenkohlcauliflower
2Germanblumeflower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm
3Middle High Germanbluomeflower
4Old High Germanbluomobloom
5Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
6Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German Öhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖhreye
2Middle High Germanoreear
3Old High Germanōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
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