Where does “Liliengewächs” come from?

Liliengewächs (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.

Liliengewächs (German): any plant of the family Liliaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Liliaceae

Ancestry of “Liliengewächs”, step by step

Liliengewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lilie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLilielily, lilium (flower)
2Middle High Germanlilje—
3Old High Germanlilia—
4Latinlīlia—
5Ancient GreekλείριονMadonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus
6Fayyumic Copticϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ—
7Demoticḥrryflower
8Egyptianḥrrtflower, blossom

via German Gewächs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewächsplant
2Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
3Middle High Germanwahsento grow
4Old High Germanwahsanto grow
5Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
6Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
7Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Egyptian ḥrrt →