Where does “Buchsbaumzünsler” come from?

Buchsbaumzünsler (German) comes from German Buchsbaum, from German baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Buchsbaumzünsler (German): A species of moth, Cydalima perspectalis, native to Asia, and considered invasive in Europe

Definitions

  1. A species of moth, Cydalima perspectalis, native to Asia, and considered invasive in Europe

Ancestry of “Buchsbaumzünsler”, step by step

Buchsbaumzünsler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Buchsbaum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuchsbaumboxwood
2Germanbaumtree
3Middle High Germanboumtree
4Old High Germanboumtree, beam
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via German Zünsler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZünsler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-