Feminine

Baumwolle

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(feminine) cotton (plant)
(feminine) cotton (thread or fabric made from said plant)

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Basel-Landschaft

bauele

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaʊ̯mvɔlə/

Inherited from Middle High German

boumwolle

In summary

From Middle High German boumwolle, from Late Old High German boumwolla. By surface analysis, Baum (“tree”) + Wolle (“wool”). Perhaps based on Herodotus’ description of wool-bearing trees in India; compare Ancient Greek ἐριόξυλον (erióxulon, “cotton”, literally “wood/tree-wool”) and Latin linum xylinum (“cotton”, literally “wood/tree-flax”).