Where does “Sonnenblumenkern” come from?

Sonnenblumenkern (German) comes from German Sonnenblume, 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-.

Sonnenblumenkern (German): sunflower seed

Definitions

  1. sunflower seed

Ancestry of “Sonnenblumenkern”, step by step

Sonnenblumenkern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sonnenblume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonnenblumesunflower
2Germanblumeflower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm
3Middle High Germanbluomeflower
4Old High Germanbluomobloom
5Proto-Germanicblōmôflower
6Proto-Germanicblōanąto bloom, to flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via German kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankernkernel
2Middle High Germankerne
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-