Where does “Schildlaus” come from?

Schildlaus (German) comes 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.

Schildlaus (German): scale

Definitions

  1. scale

Ancestry of “Schildlaus”, step by step

Schildlaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Laus

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

via German schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “Schildlaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →