Where does “Ferkelkraut” come from?

Ferkelkraut (German) comes from German kraut, from Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

Ferkelkraut (German): cat's ear (Hypochaeris), especially the common cat's-ear (Hypochaeris radicata))

Definitions

  1. cat's ear (Hypochaeris), especially the common cat's-ear (Hypochaeris radicata))

Ancestry of “Ferkelkraut”, step by step

Ferkelkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

via German Ferkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFerkelpiglet; a young/immature pig
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old High German krūt →Every word from Middle High German krūt →