Where does “Eschscholtz” come from?

Eschscholtz (German) comes from German Esch, from Middle High German esch, from Old High German ezzisc, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

Ancestry of “Eschscholtz”, step by step

Eschscholtz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Esch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEschfield; pasture; plot of land
2Middle High Germanesch—
3Old High Germanezzisc—
4Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via German Scholtz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScholtz—

Words derived from “Eschscholtz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from Old High German ezzisc →