Where does “Winterkresse” come from?

Winterkresse (German) comes from German Winter, from Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic wintru, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

Winterkresse (German): wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)

Ancestry of “Winterkresse”, step by step

Winterkresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

via German kresse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankressecress
2Middle High Germankresse—
3Old High Germankressa—
4Proto-West Germanic*krassjācress
Every word from Proto-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wintru →Every word from Old High German wintar →