Where does “Plattbauchspinne” come from?

Plattbauchspinne (German) comes from German Platt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

Plattbauchspinne (German): ground spider (Gnaphosidae)

Definitions

  1. ground spider (Gnaphosidae)

Ancestry of “Plattbauchspinne”, step by step

Plattbauchspinne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Platt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlattLow German
2Middle High Germanblatleaf
3Old High Germanblatleaf
4Proto-West Germanicbladleaf; sheet; blade
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via German Bauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBauchabdomen, belly
2Middle High Germanbūchbelly
3Old High Germanbūhbelly
4Proto-West Germanic*būk—
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via German spinne

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