Where does “Fichtenspinner” come from?
Fichtenspinner (German) comes from German Spinner, from German spinnen, from Middle High German spinnen, from Old High German spinnan, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
Fichtenspinner (German): black arched moth, nun moth
Definitions
- black arched moth, nun moth
Ancestry of “Fichtenspinner”, step by step