Where does “Pflaumenkuchen” come from?

Pflaumenkuchen (German) comes from German Pflaume, 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.

Pflaumenkuchen (German): plum pie, plum cake

Definitions

  1. plum pie, plum cake

Ancestry of “Pflaumenkuchen”, step by step

Pflaumenkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflaume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflaumeplum; vulva; fool; klutz
2Middle High Germanpflūmeplum
3Old High Germanpflūmafluff
4Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
5Latinprūnumplum
6Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
7Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

via German küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Ancient Greek προῦμνον →