Where does “Pfingstrose” come from?
Pfingstrose (German) comes from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Pfingstrose (German): peony
Definitions
- peony
Ancestry of “Pfingstrose”, step by step
Pfingstrose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rosé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 2 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 3 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 4 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 6 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German Pfingsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfingsten | Pentecost |
| 2 | Middle High German | phingesten | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 4 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |