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

Josefskraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Josef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJosefJoseph
2Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
3HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
4Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add

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
Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →Every word from Hebrew יוסף →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ →