Where does “Pflaume” come from?

Pflaume (German) comes from Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

Pflaume (German): plum; vulva; fool; klutz

Definitions

  1. plum; vulva; fool; klutz

Ancestry of “Pflaume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpflūmeplum
2Old High Germanpflūmafluff
3Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
4Latinprūnumplum
5Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
6Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “Pflaume”

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