Where does “Spargelbohne” come from?

Spargelbohne (German) comes from German Spargel, from Middle High German sparge, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Spargelbohne (German): asparagus bean, yardlong bean

Definitions

  1. asparagus bean, yardlong bean

Ancestry of “Spargelbohne”, step by step

Spargelbohne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spargel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpargelasparagus
2Middle High Germansparge
3Medieval Latinsparagus
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

via German Bohne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohnebean
2Middle High Germanbonebean
3Old High GermanbōnaA bean
4Proto-West Germanicbaunubean
5Proto-Germanicbaunōbean
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος