Where does “Hundspflaume” come from?

Hundspflaume (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.

Hundspflaume (German): bullace, damson Prunus domestica ssp. insititia

Definitions

  1. bullace, damson Prunus domestica ssp. insititia

Ancestry of “Hundspflaume”, step by step

Hundspflaume 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 →