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

  1. peony

Ancestry of “Pfingstrose”, step by step

Pfingstrose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rosé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrosépale pink
2Middle High Germanrôserose
3Old High Germanrōsa
4LatinRosarose
5Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
6Old Persianwurdiflower
7Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Pfingsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfingstenPentecost
2Middle High Germanphingesten
3Ecclesiastical LatinpentecosteAlternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē
4Koine GreekπεντηκοστήPentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which...
5Ancient GreekπεντηκοστήPentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which...
6Ancient Greekπεντηκοστόςfiftieth
7Ancient Greekπεντήκονταfifty
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomth₂
9Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-
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