Where does “Seidenblumenstrauß” come from?
Seidenblumenstrauß (German) comes from German Seidenblume, from German Seide, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
Seidenblumenstrauß (German): silk flower bouquet (a bunch of silk flowers)
Definitions
- silk flower bouquet (a bunch of silk flowers)
Ancestry of “Seidenblumenstrauß”, step by step
Seidenblumenstrauß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seidenblume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seidenblume | silk flower |
| 2 | German | Seide | silk; Any of several parasitic vines, of the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sīde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sīda | silk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via German strauß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strauß | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 3 | Old High German | strūz | ostrich |
| 4 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |