Where does “Riesenfenchel” come from?

Riesenfenchel (German) comes from German Riese, from Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, from Proto-West Germanic risi, from Proto-Germanic risiz, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

Riesenfenchel (German): giant fennel

Definitions

  1. giant fennel

Ancestry of “Riesenfenchel”, step by step

Riesenfenchel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Riese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRiesegiant
2Middle High Germanrise—
3Old High Germanrisogiant
4Proto-West Germanicrisigiant
5Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise

via German Fenchel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFenchelfennel
2Latinfēnuculumfennel
3Latinfēnumhay
4Latinfaenumhay; any dried plant; fenugreek
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic risiz →