Where does “Ginsterstrauch” come from?

Ginsterstrauch (German) comes from German Ginster, from Old High German genesta, from Latin genista, from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

Ginsterstrauch (German): broom shrub

Definitions

  1. broom shrub

Ancestry of “Ginsterstrauch”, step by step

Ginsterstrauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ginster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGinsterbroom shrub, especially
2Old High Germangenesta—
3LatingenistaAlternative form of genesta
4Latingenestabroom
5Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—

via German Strauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrauchbush; shrub
2Middle High Germanstrūch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →Every word from Latin genesta →Every word from Latin genista →