Where does “זונרויז” come from?

זונרויז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רויז, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrti- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

זונרויז (Yiddish): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “זונרויז”, step by step

זונרויז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish רויז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרויזrose
2Middle High Germanrôserose
3Old High Germanrōsa
4LatinRosarose
5Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
6Old Persianwurdiflower
7Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Yiddish זון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזוןsun; son
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-