Where does “husstøvmide” come from?

husstøvmide (Danish) comes from Danish støvmide, from Danish støv, from Middle Low German stof, from Proto-Germanic staubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

husstøvmide (Danish): house dust mite, dust mite (Pyroglyphidae)

Definitions

  1. house dust mite, dust mite (Pyroglyphidae)

Ancestry of “husstøvmide”, step by step

husstøvmide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish støvmide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstøvmidedust mite (Pyroglyphidae)
2Danishstøvdust; imperative of støve
3Middle Low Germanstof—
4Proto-Germanicstaubazdust
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staubaz →