Where does “Maulwurfsgrille” come from?

Maulwurfsgrille (German) comes from German Grille, from Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

Maulwurfsgrille (German): mole cricket

Definitions

  1. mole cricket

Ancestry of “Maulwurfsgrille”, step by step

Maulwurfsgrille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrillecricket; hobby
2Middle High Germangrillecricket
3Old High Germangrillo
4Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
5Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

via German Maulwurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaulwurfmole
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύλλοςEvery word from Latin gryllusEvery word from Old High German grillo