Where does “Sonnenblume” come from?
Sonnenblume (German) comes from German blume, from Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Sonnenblume (German): sunflower
Definitions
- sunflower
Ancestry of “Sonnenblume”, step by step
Sonnenblume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blume | flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm |
| 2 | Middle High German | bluome | flower |
| 3 | Old High German | bluomo | bloom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German sonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sonne | Contraction of so eine; Ungrammatical synonym of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sunne | sun |
| 3 | Old High German | sunna | sun; an excuse; justification |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |