Where does “Strauchwicke” come from?

Strauchwicke (German) comes from German wicke, from Middle High German wicke, from Old High German wicka, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia, from Middle Low German Wicke.

Ancestry of “Strauchwicke”, step by step

Strauchwicke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wicke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwickevetch (Vicia gen. et spp.)
2Middle High Germanwicke—
3Old High Germanwicka—
4Proto-West Germanic*wikkjāvetch
5Latinviciavetch
6Middle Low GermanWicke—

via German Strauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrauchbush; shrub
2Middle High Germanstrūch—
Every word from Middle Low German Wicke →Every word from Latin vicia →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā →
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