Where does “Sumpf-Schwertlilie” come from?

Sumpf-Schwertlilie (German) comes from German Schwertlilie, 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 — flower, blossom.

Sumpf-Schwertlilie (German): yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus)

Definitions

  1. yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus)

Ancestry of “Sumpf-Schwertlilie”, step by step

Sumpf-Schwertlilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwertlilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwertlilieiris
2GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
3Middle High Germanlilje—
4Old High Germanlilia—
5Latinlīlia—
6Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
7Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
8Demoticḥrryflower
9Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via German Sumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumpfswamp, marsh; sump
2Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →Every word from Demotic ḥrry →Every word from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ →