Where does “Gänseblümchen” come from?
Gänseblümchen (German) comes from German Blümchen, 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-.
Gänseblümchen (German): daisy
Definitions
- daisy
Ancestry of “Gänseblümchen”, step by step
Gänseblümchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Blümchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blümchen | Diminutive of Blume; small flower |
| 2 | German | blume | flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm |
| 3 | Middle High German | bluome | flower |
| 4 | Old High German | bluomo | bloom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |