Where does “Schlätelbloom” come from?
Schlätelbloom (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Bloom, from Middle Low German blôme, from Old Saxon blōmo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmō, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Schlätelbloom (Plautdietsch): cowslip
Definitions
- cowslip
Ancestry of “Schlätelbloom”, step by step
Schlätelbloom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Bloom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Bloom | flower, bloom |
| 2 | Middle Low German | blôme | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | blōmo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blōmō | flower |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Plautdietsch Schlätel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schlätel | wrench |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slȫttel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slutil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |