Where does “Gänsefingerkraut” come from?

Gänsefingerkraut (German) comes from German Fingerkraut, from German Finger, from Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar, from Proto-West Germanic fingr, from Proto-Germanic fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós.

Gänsefingerkraut (German): silverweed, silver cinquefoil (Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina)

Definitions

  1. silverweed, silver cinquefoil (Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina)

Ancestry of “Gänsefingerkraut”, step by step

Gänsefingerkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fingerkraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFingerkrautcinquefoil (Potentilla spp. etc.)
2GermanFingerfinger
3Middle High Germanvingerfinger
4Old High Germanfingarfinger
5Proto-West Germanicfingrfinger
6Proto-Germanicfingrazfinger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷrós—

via German gans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangansgoose
2Middle High Germangansgoose
3Old High Germangansgoose
4Proto-West Germanicgansgoose
5Proto-Germanicgansgoose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷrós →