Where does “Mauerblümchen” come from?
Mauerblümchen (German) comes from German Blümchen, 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-.
Mauerblümchen (German): wallflower socially awkward person
Definitions
- wallflower socially awkward person
Ancestry of “Mauerblümchen”, step by step
Mauerblümchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Blümchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blümchen | Diminutive of Blume; small flower |
| 2 | German | blume | flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm |
| 3 | Middle High German | bluome | flower |
| 4 | Old High German | bluomo | bloom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 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 Mauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mauer | a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūre | wall |
| 3 | Old High German | mūra | wall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūrā | wall |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |