Where does “Hornmilbe” come from?

Hornmilbe (German) comes from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Hornmilbe (German): beetle mite, oribatid (Oribatida)

Definitions

  1. beetle mite, oribatid (Oribatida)

Ancestry of “Hornmilbe”, step by step

Hornmilbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German horn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhornhorn musical instrument
2Middle High Germanhorn
3Old High Germanhornhorn
4Proto-West Germanichornhorn
5Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Milbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMilbemite
2Middle High Germanmilwe
3Old High Germanmiliwamite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-