Where does “Skorpion-Krustenechse” come from?

Skorpion-Krustenechse (German) comes from German Krustenechse, from German Echse, from German Eidechse, from Middle High German eidehse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz — to be upset, afraid.

Skorpion-Krustenechse (German): Mexican beaded lizard

Definitions

  1. Mexican beaded lizard

Ancestry of “Skorpion-Krustenechse”, step by step

Skorpion-Krustenechse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krustenechse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrustenechsebeaded lizard lizard in the genus
2GermanEchselizard; saurian
3GermanEidechselizard; a member of Lacertidae, the family of the...
4Middle High Germaneidehse—
5Old High Germanegidehsalizard
6Proto-West Germanicagiþahsijālizard
7Proto-West Germanicagifear
8Proto-Germanicagazfear; dread
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid

via German skorpion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanskorpionscorpion arachnid of order
2Latinscorpiō—
3Ancient Greekσκορπίοςscorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic agaz →