Where does “Schwarzkümmel” come from?

Schwarzkümmel (German) comes from German Kümmel, from Middle High German kümel, from Old High German kumil, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον, from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 — cumin.

Schwarzkümmel (German): nigella

Definitions

  1. nigella

Ancestry of “Schwarzkümmel”, step by step

Schwarzkümmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kümmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKümmelcaraway; kummel
2Middle High Germankümel—
3Old High Germankumil—
4Latincuminumcumin
5Ancient Greekκύμινονcumin
6Akkadian𒂵𒈬𒉡cumin

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 →Every word from Ancient Greek κύμινον →Every word from Latin cuminum →