Where does “Straußenfarn” come from?

Straußenfarn (German) comes from German strauß, from Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.

Straußenfarn (German): ostrich fern any fern of the genus

Definitions

  1. ostrich fern any fern of the genus

Ancestry of “Straußenfarn”, step by step

Straußenfarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strauß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrauß
2Middle High Germanstrūzostrich
3Old High Germanstrūzostrich
4Latinstrūthiōostrich
5Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
6Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
7Proto-Hellenic-ihō
8Proto-Indo-European-isō
9Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
10Proto-Indo-European-yoss

via German farn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfarnfern
2Middle High Germanvarnto fare, to go
3Old High Germanfaranto proceed
4Proto-Germanicfaran
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yossEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίωνEvery word from Ancient Greek στρουθίων