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Where does “pfruma” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pfruma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pfruma”

  • prūma
  • פֿלוים
  • Promm
  • Prumm
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