Where does “Langfühlerschrecke” come from?

Langfühlerschrecke (German) comes from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Langfühlerschrecke (German): ensiferan (Ensifera)

Definitions

  1. ensiferan (Ensifera)

Ancestry of “Langfühlerschrecke”, step by step

Langfühlerschrecke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
2Middle High Germanlanc
3Old High Germanlanglong
4Proto-West Germaniclanglong
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via German schrecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschreckeinflection of schrecken: ## first-person singular...
2GermanHeuschreckegrasshopper; locust; an investor who buys...
3Middle High Germanhöuschrecke
4Old High Germanhouwiscreckohay-locust

via German Fühler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühlerantenna; feeler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lang