Where does “Sandlaufkäfer” come from?

Sandlaufkäfer (German) comes from German sand, from Middle High German sant, from Old High German sant, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Sandlaufkäfer (German): tiger beetle

Definitions

  1. tiger beetle

Ancestry of “Sandlaufkäfer”, step by step

Sandlaufkäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansandsand particles of rock
2Middle High Germansant—
3Old High Germansantsand
4Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
5Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via German Laufkäfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufkäferground beetle (Carabidae)
2GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
3Middle High Germanlouf—
4Old High Germanhlouf—
5Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →
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