Where does “Herzkirsche” come from?
Herzkirsche (German) comes from German Kirsche, from Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
Herzkirsche (German): heart cherry, a sweet cherry cultivar
Definitions
- heart cherry, a sweet cherry cultivar
Ancestry of “Herzkirsche”, step by step
Herzkirsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kirsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kirsche | cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirse | cherry |
| 3 | Old High German | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via German herz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herz | singular imperative of herzen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | -los | -less |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |