Where does “Herbstgrasmilbe” come from?

Herbstgrasmilbe (German) comes from German Herbst, from Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic harbist, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Herbstgrasmilbe (German): harvest mite

Definitions

  1. harvest mite

Ancestry of “Herbstgrasmilbe”, step by step

Herbstgrasmilbe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Herbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerbstautumn, fall
2Middle High Germanherbest—
3Old High Germanherbistautumn, fall
4Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
5Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
6Proto-Germanicharbaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrassingular imperative of grasen; first-person...
2Middle High Germangras—
3Old High Germangrasgrass
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German Milbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMilbemite
2Middle High Germanmilwe—
3Old High Germanmiliwamite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →