Where does “Pflaumenmus” come from?
Pflaumenmus (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.
Pflaumenmus (German): plum butter
Definitions
- plum butter
Ancestry of “Pflaumenmus”, step by step
Pflaumenmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pflaume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pflaume | plum; vulva; fool; klutz |
| 2 | Middle High German | pflūme | plum |
| 3 | Old High German | pflūma | fluff |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *plūmā | — |
| 5 | Latin | prūnum | plum |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προῦνον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | προῦμνον | A plum fruit |
via German mūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mūs | mush, mash |
| 2 | Middle High German | muos | — |
| 3 | Old High German | muos | food, victuals, porridge; porridge, food, meal,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |