Where does “Seidenraupe” come from?

Seidenraupe (German) comes from German Seide, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- — to satiate, satisfy.

Seidenraupe (German): silkworm

Definitions

  1. silkworm

Ancestry of “Seidenraupe”, step by step

Seidenraupe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Seide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSeidesilk; Any of several parasitic vines, of the...
2Middle High Germansīde
3Old High Germansīdasilk
4Proto-Germanic*sīdā
5Latinsēta
6Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
7Proto-Italicsaitā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
9Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via German Raupe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRaupecaterpillar; Short for Planierraupe
2Middle High Germanrūpe
3Middle Low Germanrūpe
4Proto-Germanicrūpō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-
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