Where does “Sonnenblumenstrauß” come from?
Sonnenblumenstrauß (German) comes from German strauß, from Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.
Sonnenblumenstrauß (German): sunflower bouquet (bunch of sunflowers)
Definitions
- sunflower bouquet (bunch of sunflowers)
Ancestry of “Sonnenblumenstrauß”, step by step
Sonnenblumenstrauß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via German Sonnenblume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sonnenblume | sunflower |
| 2 | German | blume | flower, blossom colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm |
| 3 | Middle High German | bluome | flower |
| 4 | Old High German | bluomo | bloom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |