Where does “Bienen-Ragwurz” come from?

Bienen-Ragwurz (German) comes from German Biene, from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Bienen-Ragwurz (German): bee orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys apifera

Definitions

  1. bee orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys apifera

Ancestry of “Bienen-Ragwurz”, step by step

Bienen-Ragwurz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Biene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBienebee; cute, sexy woman
2EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
3Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
4Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
5Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via German Ragwurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRagwurzany plant of the genus Ophrys
2Germanwurzroot
3Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
4Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-
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