Where does “Pfefferminzblatt” come from?
Pfefferminzblatt (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Pfefferminzblatt (German): peppermint leaf
Definitions
- peppermint leaf
Ancestry of “Pfefferminzblatt”, step by step
Pfefferminzblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blatt | leaf green and flat organ of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 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 Pfefferminze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfefferminze | peppermint (A sweet medicinal and culinary plant with strongly flavored leaves.) |
| 2 | German | pfeffer | pepper plant of the family |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfeffer | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfeffar | pepper |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |