Where does “Hundepflaume” come from?

Hundepflaume (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.

Ancestry of “Hundepflaume”, step by step

Hundepflaume 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 hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhunddog, hound
2Middle High Germanhuntdog (Canis familiaris)
3Old High Germanhuntdog
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον