Where does “Halbzwetsche” come from?
Halbzwetsche (German) comes from German Zwetsche, from German zwetschge, from Middle High German Tzwetzschken, from Latin davascena, from Latin damascēna, from Ancient Greek δαμασκηνά, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός, from Aramaic דרמשק — well-watered place.
Halbzwetsche (German): Prunus domestica subsp. intermedia the plant is dated
Definitions
- Prunus domestica subsp. intermedia the plant is dated
Ancestry of “Halbzwetsche”, step by step
Halbzwetsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zwetsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwetsche | — |
| 2 | German | zwetschge | plum |
| 3 | Middle High German | Tzwetzschken | — |
| 4 | Latin | davascena | — |
| 5 | Latin | damascēna | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δαμασκηνά | damascene plums |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δαμασκός | Damascus |
| 8 | Aramaic | דרמשק | well-watered place |
via German halb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halb | half, halfway; a half-hour before, thirty minutes... |
| 2 | Middle High German | halp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | halb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halb | half |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |