Where does “Schwarzwurzel” come from?

Schwarzwurzel (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Schwarzwurzel (German): black salsify

Definitions

  1. black salsify

Ancestry of “Schwarzwurzel”, step by step

Schwarzwurzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelinflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →