Where does “Glockenblume” come from?
Glockenblume (German) comes from German glocke, from Middle High German glocke, from Old High German klocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.
Glockenblume (German): bellflower, Campanula
Definitions
- bellflower, Campanula
Ancestry of “Glockenblume”, step by step
Glockenblume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German glocke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | glocke | bell percussive instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | glocke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | klocca | bell; clock |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 6 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |
via German blume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blume | flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluome | flower |
| 3 | Old High German | bluomo | bloom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |