Where does “Samothrazien” come from?

Samothrazien (German) comes from Latin Samothracia, from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη, from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ, from Ancient Greek θράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.

Ancestry of “Samothrazien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamothraciaSamothrace
2Ancient GreekΣαμοθρᾴκηSamothrace, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
3Ancient GreekΘρᾴκηThrace, near which Samothrace is situated
4Ancient GreekΘρᾷξan inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian
5Ancient Greekθράσσωto trouble, stir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-Every word from Ancient Greek θράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ