Where does “Adonisröschen” come from?

Adonisröschen (German) comes from German Röschen, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Adonisröschen (German): pheasant's eye plant of the genus Adonis

Definitions

  1. pheasant's eye plant of the genus Adonis

Ancestry of “Adonisröschen”, step by step

Adonisröschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Röschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRöschen
2Germanrosépale pink
3Middle High Germanrôserose
4Old High Germanrōsa
5LatinRosarose
6Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
7Old Persianwurdiflower
8Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Adonis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAdonis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-