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
Ancestry of “Chrottepösche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Alemannic German | Chrott | toad |
| 2 | Middle High German | krotte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | chrota | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krodu | toad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | guredʰ- | toad |