Where does “Passiounsfruucht” come from?
Passiounsfruucht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Fruucht, from Middle High German fruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.
Passiounsfruucht (Luxembourgish): passion fruit
Ancestry of “Passiounsfruucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Fruucht | fruit; cereals |
| 2 | Middle High German | fruht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fruht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | — |
| 5 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |