Where does “Stabheuschrecke” come from?

Stabheuschrecke (German) comes from German stab, from Middle High German stap, from Old High German stab, from Proto-Germanic *stab.

Stabheuschrecke (German): walking stick insect, phasmid

Definitions

  1. walking stick insect, phasmid

Ancestry of “Stabheuschrecke”, step by step

Stabheuschrecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—

via German Heuschrecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeuschreckegrasshopper; locust; an investor who buys...
2Middle High Germanhöuschrecke—
3Old High Germanhouwiscreckohay-locust
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stab →Every word from Old High German stab →Every word from Middle High German stap →