Where does “Schwertlilie” come from?

Schwertlilie (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

Schwertlilie (German): iris

Definitions

  1. iris

Ancestry of “Schwertlilie”, step by step

Schwertlilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
2Middle High Germanlilje—
3Old High Germanlilia—
4Latinlīlia—
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via German Schwert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwertsword; blade; dorsal fin
2Middle High Germanswertsword
3Old High Germanswertsword
4Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Schwertlilie”

Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →