Where does “kornblumenblau” come from?
kornblumenblau (German) comes from German Kornblume, from German kôrn, from Middle High German korn, from Old High German korn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
kornblumenblau (German): cornflower blue
Definitions
- cornflower blue
Ancestry of “kornblumenblau”, step by step
kornblumenblau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kornblume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kornblume | cornflower |
| 2 | German | kôrn | kernel; single grain |
| 3 | Middle High German | korn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | korn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via German Blau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blau | the colour blue; a particular tone of blue; a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | blā | blue |
| 3 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |