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
Fichtenspinner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spinner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spinner | agent noun of spinnen |
| 2 | German | spinnen | to spin; to fabricate; to be crazy |
| 3 | Middle High German | spinnen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spinnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |