Where does “Lindenblütentee” come from?
Lindenblütentee (German) comes from German Lindenblüte, 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-.
Lindenblütentee (German): linden tea, linden flower tea, lime blossom tea
Definitions
- linden tea, linden flower tea, lime blossom tea
Ancestry of “Lindenblütentee”, step by step
Lindenblütentee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lindenblüte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lindenblüte | linden blossom, lime blossom |
| 2 | German | Blüte | blossom; florescence; counterfeit banknote |
| 3 | Middle High German | bluot | blood |
| 4 | Old High German | bluot | blood |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |