Where does “Schwimmfarngewächs” come from?

Schwimmfarngewächs (German) comes from German Schwimmfarn, from German farn, from Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Schwimmfarngewächs (German): any plant of the family Salviniaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the family Salviniaceae

Ancestry of “Schwimmfarngewächs”, step by step

Schwimmfarngewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwimmfarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwimmfarnwatermoss (Salvinia)
2Germanfarnfern
3Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
4Old High Germanfaranto proceed
5Proto-Germanicfaran
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Gewächs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewächsplant
2Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
3Middle High Germanwahsento grow
4Old High Germanwahsanto grow
5Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
6Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
7Indo-European*h₂weks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną