Where does “mottenkruid” come from?

mottenkruid (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruid, from Middle Dutch cruut, from Old Dutch krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

mottenkruid (Dutch): moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)

Definitions

  1. moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)

Ancestry of “mottenkruid”, step by step

mottenkruid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

via Dutch mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmotnocturnal butterfly-like insect: moth; a slap, a...
2Middle Dutchmotte—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →