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Where does “pflūme” come from?

pflūme (Middle High German) comes from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

Ancestry of “pflūme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpflūma—
2Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
3Latinprūnum—
4Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
5Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit

Words derived from “pflūme”

  • Pflaumensaft
  • Pflaume
  • Trockenpflaume
  • Backpflaume
  • Pflaumenbaum
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