wechalter

Old High German

Etymology

wechal +‎ ter.

• The first element is related to wickilī (“fibres wound around the distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).
• The second element is related to Proto-West Germanic *teru (“resin, tar”).

Noun

wechalter m

1. juniper

Descendants

• German: Wacholder