Where does “Traubenkirsche” come from?
Traubenkirsche (German) comes from German Kirsche, from Middle High German kirse, from Old High German kirsa, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον — pear-tree.
Traubenkirsche (German): hagberry, Prunus padus; and New-World plants likened to it, usually black cherry, Prunus serotina, which is actually more common in Germany because of its resistance to European pests
Definitions
- hagberry, Prunus padus; and New-World plants likened to it, usually black cherry, Prunus serotina, which is actually more common in Germany because of its resistance to European pests
Ancestry of “Traubenkirsche”, step by step
Traubenkirsche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kirsche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kirsche | cherry; a ball, especially a football; bullet |
| 2 | Middle High German | kirse | cherry |
| 3 | Old High German | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 7 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 10 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via German traube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | traube | grape |
| 2 | Middle High German | trūbe | grape fruit |
| 3 | Old High German | drūbo | grape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrūbō | cluster; grape |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrubō | cluster, bunch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrubô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | trup-ḗn ~ trup-nés | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḗn | Derives nouns from roots |