Where does “Lauchmotte” come from?

Lauchmotte (German) comes from German Lauch, from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Lauchmotte (German): leek moth

Definitions

  1. leek moth

Ancestry of “Lauchmotte”, step by step

Lauchmotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLauchleek; wimp
2Middle High Germanloch—
3Old High Germanlohforest; hole
4Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
5Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via German motte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmotteinflection of motten: ## first-person singular...
2Middle Low Germanmotte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →