Where does “Eisenhut” come from?

Eisenhut (German) comes from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Eisenhut (German): aconite, Aconitum

Definitions

  1. aconite, Aconitum

Ancestry of “Eisenhut”, step by step

Eisenhut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermaneisenTo freeze; of iron
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German hūt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhūthat
2Middle High Germanhuot—
3Old High Germanhuot—
4Proto-West Germanichōd—
5Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “Eisenhut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →