Where does “Charonspfennig” come from?

Charonspfennig (German) comes from German Charon, from Latin Charōn, from Ancient Greek Χάρων, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρων — Charon.

Charonspfennig (German): Charon's obol

Definitions

  1. Charon's obol

Ancestry of “Charonspfennig”, step by step

Charonspfennig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Charon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCharonCharon
2LatinCharōnCharon
3Ancient GreekΧάρωνCharon, the ferryman of Hades; Charon, ferryman...
4Ancient Greekχᾰ́ρωνCharon

via German Pfennig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfennigpfennig; penny
2Middle High Germanpfennic—
Every word from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρων →