Where does “Matronenblume” come from?

Matronenblume (German) comes from German blume, from Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Matronenblume (German): dame's rocket

Definitions

  1. dame's rocket

Ancestry of “Matronenblume”, step by step

Matronenblume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German blume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblumeflower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm
2Middle High Germanbluomeflower
3Old High Germanbluomobloom
4Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
5Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German Matrone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMatrone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-