Where does “Drohnen-Ragwurz” come from?

Drohnen-Ragwurz (German) comes from German Drohne, from Middle Low German drōne, from Old Saxon drāna, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

Drohnen-Ragwurz (German): bumblebee orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys bombyliflora

Definitions

  1. bumblebee orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys bombyliflora

Ancestry of “Drohnen-Ragwurz”, step by step

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

via German Drohne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrohnedrone; sponger, parasite
2Middle Low Germandrōne—
3Old Saxondrāna—
4Proto-West Germanicdrānudrone, male bee
5Proto-Germanicdrēnuzmale bee or wasp; drone
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

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 *dʰreh₁n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drēnuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drānu →