Where does “Nieswurz” come from?

Nieswurz (German) comes from German niesen, from Middle High German niesen, from Old High German niosan, from Proto-West Germanic hneusan, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.

Nieswurz (German): hellebore

Definitions

  1. hellebore

Ancestry of “Nieswurz”, step by step

Nieswurz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German niesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanniesento sneeze
2Middle High Germanniesento sneeze
3Old High Germanniosanto sneeze
4Proto-West Germanichneusanto sneeze
5Proto-Germanichneusanąto sneeze
6Proto-Indo-European(s)knus-to sneeze

via German wurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzroot
2Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
3Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hneusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneusan →
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