Where does “Schwefelblüte” come from?

Schwefelblüte (German) comes from German Blüte, from Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic blōd, from Proto-Germanic blōþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Schwefelblüte (German): flowers of sulfur

Definitions

  1. flowers of sulfur

Ancestry of “Schwefelblüte”, step by step

Schwefelblüte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Blüte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBlüteblossom; florescence; counterfeit banknote
2Middle High Germanbluotblood
3Old High Germanbluotblood
4Proto-West Germanicblōdblood
5Proto-Germanicblōþąblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel
3Old High Germansweval
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
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