Where does “Kratzdistel” come from?

Kratzdistel (German) comes from German kratzen, from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Kratzdistel (German): plume thistle thistle of the genus

Definitions

  1. plume thistle thistle of the genus

Ancestry of “Kratzdistel”, step by step

Kratzdistel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kratzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankratzento scratch
2Middle High Germankratzen—
3Old High Germankrazzōn—
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German distel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandistelthistle
2Middle High Germandistelthistle
3Old High Germandistilthistle
4Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “Kratzdistel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →