Where does “Gespinstrohr” come from?

Gespinstrohr (German) comes from German Rohr, from Middle High German rōr, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Gespinstrohr (German): funnel web, any tube-shaped web or cocoon

Definitions

  1. funnel web, any tube-shaped web or cocoon

Ancestry of “Gespinstrohr”, step by step

Gespinstrohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrduct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane
2Middle High Germanrōr—
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via German Gespinst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGespinstspun yarn; web, tissue, cocoon
2Middle High Germangespunst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rauzą →Every word from Old High German rōr →
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