Where does “Flussperle” come from?
Flussperle (German) comes from German Fluß, from German fließen, from Middle High German vlieȥen, from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Flussperle (German): river pearl
Definitions
- river pearl
Ancestry of “Flussperle”, step by step
Flussperle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fluß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fluß | Formerly standard spelling of Fluss which was... |
| 2 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 4 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via German perle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | perle | pearl concretion from oysters or imitation thereof |
| 2 | Middle High German | perle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | perala | — |
| 4 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |