Where does “Johanniskraut” come from?

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

Johanniskraut (German): St. John's wort

Definitions

  1. St. John's wort

Ancestry of “Johanniskraut”, step by step

Johanniskraut 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 Johannis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJohannisJohn's
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old High German krūt →Every word from Middle High German krūt →