Where does “Luchsspinne” come from?

Luchsspinne (German) comes from German Luchs, from Middle High German luhs, from Old High German luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Luchsspinne (German): lynx spider

Definitions

  1. lynx spider

Ancestry of “Luchsspinne”, step by step

Luchsspinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Luchs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuchslynx
2Middle High Germanluhs—
3Old High Germanluhslynx
4Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via German spinne

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