Where does “Bachminze” come from?

Bachminze (German) comes from German bach, from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Bachminze (German): water mint (Mentha aquatica)

Definitions

  1. water mint (Mentha aquatica)

Ancestry of “Bachminze”, step by step

Bachminze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbach—
2Middle High Germanwerke—
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German Minze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMinzemint
2Middle High Germanminze—
3Old High Germanminza—
4Proto-West Germanicmintāmint
5Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
6Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →