Where does “Brechnuss” come from?

Brechnuss (German) comes from German Nuss, from Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Brechnuss (German): strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae

Definitions

  1. strychnine tree (nux vomica (Strychnos nux-vomica, syn. Strychnos vomica, Strychnos spireana), a deciduous tree native to southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae

Ancestry of “Brechnuss”, step by step

Brechnuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNussnut
2Old High Germannuznut; use
3Proto-West Germanichnutnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via German brëchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrëchento break
2Middle High Germanbrëchento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →