Where does “Haarbalgmilbe” come from?

Haarbalgmilbe (German) comes from German Milbe, from Middle High German milwe, from Old High German miliwa — mite.

Haarbalgmilbe (German): demodex, follicle mite, eyelash mite

Definitions

  1. demodex, follicle mite, eyelash mite

Ancestry of “Haarbalgmilbe”, step by step

Haarbalgmilbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Milbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMilbemite
2Middle High Germanmilwe—
3Old High Germanmiliwamite

via German Haarbalg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaarbalg—
Every word from Old High German miliwa →Every word from Middle High German milwe →Every word from German Milbe →