Where does “Pfriemenkresse” come from?

Pfriemenkresse (German) comes from German kresse, from Middle High German kresse, from Old High German kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā — cress.

Pfriemenkresse (German): awlwort (Subularia aquatica)

Definitions

  1. awlwort (Subularia aquatica)

Ancestry of “Pfriemenkresse”, step by step

Pfriemenkresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankressecress
2Middle High Germankresse—
3Old High Germankressa—
4Proto-West Germanic*krassjācress

via German Pfriem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfriembodkin, awl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krassjā →Every word from Old High German kressa →Every word from Middle High German kresse →