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
- elderflower, elder blossom
Ancestry of “Holunderblüte”, step by step
Holunderblüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Blüte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blüte | blossom; florescence; counterfeit banknote |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 3 | Old High German | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 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- | — |