Where does “Ulm” come from?
Ulm (Luxembourgish) comes from German Ulme, from Middle High German elm, from Old High German elm, from Proto-Germanic elmaz, from Persian الماس, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
Ulm (Luxembourgish): elm
Definitions
- elm
Ancestry of “Ulm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ulme | elm |
| 2 | Middle High German | elm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | elm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | elmaz | elm tree; wood from an elm tree |
| 5 | Persian | الماس | diamond |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |