Where does “botaniker” come from?

botaniker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål botanikk, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

botaniker (Norwegian Bokmål): botanist

Definitions

  1. botanist

Ancestry of “botaniker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbotanikkbotany
2Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
3Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη