Where does “Vulkanspargel” come from?

Vulkanspargel (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.

Vulkanspargel (German): puntarella

Definitions

  1. puntarella

Ancestry of “Vulkanspargel”, step by step

Vulkanspargel 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 Vulkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVulkanvolcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →