Where does “Hauswanze” come from?

Hauswanze (German) comes from German Wanze, from Old High German wantlūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Hauswanze (German): bedbug

Definitions

  1. bedbug

Ancestry of “Hauswanze”, step by step

Hauswanze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWanzebedbug; specifically, any insect of the suborder...
2Old High Germanwantlūsbedbug; bug, bedbug
3Old High Germanlūs—
4Proto-West Germanicluslouse
5Proto-Germaniclūslouse
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →
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