Where does “Geburtstagsstrauß” come from?
Geburtstagsstrauß (German) comes from German strauß, from Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.
Geburtstagsstrauß (German): birthday bouquet (bunch of birthday flowers)
Definitions
- birthday bouquet (bunch of birthday flowers)
Ancestry of “Geburtstagsstrauß”, step by step
Geburtstagsstrauß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German strauß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strauß | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 3 | Old High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 4 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |
via German Geburtstag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geburtstag | birthday |
| 2 | Middle High German | geburttac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giburtitag | birthday |