Where does “Zierstrauch” come from?

Zierstrauch (German) comes from German Zier, from Middle High German ziere, from Old High German ziari.

Zierstrauch (German): ornamental shrub

Definitions

  1. ornamental shrub

Ancestry of “Zierstrauch”, step by step

Zierstrauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZierornament; decoration
2Middle High Germanziere—
3Old High Germanziari—

via German Strauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrauchbush; shrub
2Middle High Germanstrūch—
Every word from Old High German ziari →