Where does “Moschuskraut” come from?

Moschuskraut (German) comes from German Moschus, from Medieval Latin moschus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Moschuskraut (German): moschatel, plant of the genus Adoxa

Definitions

  1. moschatel, plant of the genus Adoxa

Ancestry of “Moschuskraut”, step by step

Moschuskraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Moschus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMoschusmusk
2Medieval Latinmoschus—
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

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 Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →