pruim
Dutch (Brabantic)
/prœy̯m/
noun
Definitions
- A plum tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially Prunus domestica.
- A plum fruit from a plum tree.
- A quid piece of chewing tobacco.
- (somewhat) vulva
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch prume inherited from Old Dutch *prūma derived from *plūmā derived from Latin prūnum (plum) derived from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (plum).
Origin
Ancient Greek
προῦμνον
Gloss
plum
Kanji
梅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *prūna Latin
- prunum Latin
- prūnum Latin
- zuur Dutch, Flemish
- zuurpruim Dutch, Flemish
- προῦμνον Ancient Greek
- προῦνον Ancient Greek
- plume Old English
- plūme Old English
- prume Middle Dutch
- *prūma Old High German
- pflūma Old High German
- pfruma Old High German
- pfrūma Old High German
- pruim Afrikaans
- *plūmā gmw-pro
- *prūma Old Dutch
- plūme Middle Low German
- plumon Old Swedish
- Prumm Central Franconian