Where does “Stabwanze” come from?

Stabwanze (German) comes from German Wanze, from Old High German wantlūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Stabwanze (German): needle bug, water stick insect (insect genus Ranatra)

Definitions

  1. needle bug, water stick insect (insect genus Ranatra)

Ancestry of “Stabwanze”, step by step

Stabwanze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWanzebedbug; specifically, any insect of the suborder...
2Old High Germanwantlūsbedbug; bug, bedbug
3Old High Germanlūs—
4Proto-West Germanicluslouse
5Proto-Germaniclūslouse
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →