Where does “Hundspetersilie” come from?
Hundspetersilie (German) comes from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Hundspetersilie (German): fool's parsley (Aethusa cynapium)
Definitions
- fool's parsley (Aethusa cynapium)
Ancestry of “Hundspetersilie”, step by step
Hundspetersilie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 2 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 3 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via German Petersilie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Petersilie | parsley, "Petroselinum crispum" |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | petrocilium | — |
| 3 | Latin | petroselīnum | rock parsley |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πετροσέλινον | parsley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |