Where does “Chrottepösche” come from?

Chrottepösche (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German Chrott, from Middle High German krotte, from Old High German chrota, from Proto-West Germanic krodu, from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- — toad.

Chrottepösche (Alemannic German): dandelion

Definitions

  1. dandelion

Ancestry of “Chrottepösche”, step by step

Chrottepösche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Alemannic German Chrott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanChrotttoad
2Middle High Germankrotte—
3Old High Germanchrota—
4Proto-West Germanickrodutoad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanguredʰ-toad

via Alemannic German Pösche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanPösche—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krodu →Every word from Old High German chrota →