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Where does “Josefskraut” come from?

Josefskraut (German) comes from German Josef, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Josefskraut (German): hyssop

Definitions

  1. hyssop

Ancestry of “Josefskraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJosef—
2Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
3Hebrewיוסף—
4Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →