Where does “Purgierkreuzdorn” come from?

Purgierkreuzdorn (German) comes from German Kreuzdorn, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Purgierkreuzdorn (German): purging buckthorn

Definitions

  1. purging buckthorn

Ancestry of “Purgierkreuzdorn”, step by step

Purgierkreuzdorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreuzdorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreuzdornbuckthorn
2GermanKreuzcross; clubs; sharp
3SpanishCruzcross
4Portuguesecruzcross
5Italiancrocecross
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German purgieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpurgierento purify, to cleanse; to purge; to refute, under...
2Latinpurgāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →