Where does “Haferpflaume” come from?

Haferpflaume (German) comes from German Pflaume, from Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

Haferpflaume (German): Prunus domestica ssp. insititia var. juliana

Definitions

  1. Prunus domestica ssp. insititia var. juliana

Ancestry of “Haferpflaume”, step by step

Haferpflaume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflaume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflaumeplum; vulva; fool; klutz
2Middle High Germanpflūmeplum
3Old High Germanpflūmafluff
4Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
5Latinprūnumplum
6Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
7Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

via German Hafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaferoats
2Old High Germanhabarooat
3Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον →