Where does “Wasserlinsengewächs” come from?

Wasserlinsengewächs (German) comes from German Wasserlinse, from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Wasserlinsengewächs (German): any plant of the subfamily Lemnoideae

Definitions

  1. any plant of the subfamily Lemnoideae

Ancestry of “Wasserlinsengewächs”, step by step

Wasserlinsengewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wasserlinse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWasserlinseduckweed
2Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwazzerwater
4Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via German Gewächs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewächsplant
2Germanwachsento grow; to grow, to increase; to wax
3Middle High Germanwahsento grow
4Old High Germanwahsanto grow
5Proto-West Germanicwahsanto grow
6Proto-Germanicwahsijanąto grow
7Indo-European*h₂weks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥