Where does “Kragenechse” come from?

Kragenechse (German) comes from German Echse, from German Eidechse, from Middle High German eidehse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos — to be upset, afraid.

Kragenechse (German): frilled lizard

Definitions

  1. frilled lizard

Ancestry of “Kragenechse”, step by step

Kragenechse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Echse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEchselizard; saurian
2GermanEidechselizard; a member of Lacertidae, the family of the...
3Middle High Germaneidehse—
4Old High Germanegidehsalizard
5Proto-West Germanicagiþahsijālizard
6Proto-West Germanicagifear
7Proto-Germanicagazfear; dread
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid

via German Kragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKragencollar; neck
2Middle High Germankrageneck
3Proto-Germanic*kragô—
4Proto-Indo-European*gʷrogʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic agaz →