Where does “Stachelrochen” come from?

Stachelrochen (German) comes from German rochen, from Middle Low German roche.

Stachelrochen (German): stingray

Definitions

  1. stingray

Ancestry of “Stachelrochen”, step by step

Stachelrochen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrochenfirst/third-person plural preterite of riechen
2Middle Low Germanroche—

via German Stachel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStachelspike, sting, barb, prick
Every word from Middle Low German roche →