Where does “Mottenschildlaus” come from?

Mottenschildlaus (German) comes from German Schildlaus, from German Laus, from Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Mottenschildlaus (German): whitefly

Definitions

  1. whitefly

Ancestry of “Mottenschildlaus”, step by step

Mottenschildlaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schildlaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchildlausscale
2GermanLauslouse
3Middle High Germanlūsa louse
4Old High Germanlūs—
5Proto-West Germanicluslouse
6Proto-Germaniclūslouse
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German motte

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