Where does “Kräuselspinne” come from?

Kräuselspinne (German) comes from German kräuseln, from German krausen, from German Kraus, from Middle High German krūs, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

Kräuselspinne (German): meshweb weaver

Definitions

  1. meshweb weaver

Ancestry of “Kräuselspinne”, step by step

Kräuselspinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kräuseln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankräuselnto crimp, to curl
2Germankrausencurl
3GermanKrauscurly-haired
4Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
5Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
6Proto-Germanicgrus-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

via German spinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspinnefirst-person singular indicative present of...
2Middle High Germanspinne—
3Old High Germanspinna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →