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Where does “Holunderblüte” come from?

Holunderblüte (German) comes from German Blüte, from Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Holunderblüte (German): elderflower, elder blossom

Definitions

  1. elderflower, elder blossom

Ancestry of “Holunderblüte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlüteblossom; florescence; counterfeit banknote
2Middle High Germanbluotblood
3Old High Germanbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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