Where does “Gespinstmotte” come from?

Gespinstmotte (German) comes from German Gespinst, from Middle High German gespunst.

Gespinstmotte (German): ermine moth

Definitions

  1. ermine moth

Ancestry of “Gespinstmotte”, step by step

Gespinstmotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gespinst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGespinstspun yarn; web, tissue, cocoon
2Middle High Germangespunst—

via German motte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmotteinflection of motten: ## first-person singular...
2Middle Low Germanmotte—
Every word from Middle High German gespunst →