An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Rosmarin

by Friedrich Kluge

Rosmarin, masculine, ‘rosemary,’ first occurs in early Modern High German, formed from the equivalent Latin rosmarinus, whence also Dutch rozemarijn and Middle English rosmarine, English rosemary (implying a connection with Mary); the word in German and English is instinctively connected with Rose, ‘rose.’