Where does “Aronstabgewächs” come from?

Aronstabgewächs (German) comes from German Gewächs, from German wachsen, from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.

Aronstabgewächs (German): any plant of the family Araceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Araceae

Ancestry of “Aronstabgewächs”, step by step

Aronstabgewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewächs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewächsplant
2Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
3Middle High Germanwahsento grow
4Old High Germanwahsanto grow
5Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
6Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
7Indo-European*h₂weks-—

via German Aronstab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAronstabArum
2Germanstabrod, staff, baton
3Middle High Germanstap—
4Old High Germanstab—
5Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wahsan →