Where does “Trauermücke” come from?
Trauermücke (German) comes from German Trauer, from Middle High German trūre, from Old High German trūrēn, from Proto-Germanic dreusaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew- — to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,...
Trauermücke (German): dark-winged fungus gnat, sciarid (Sciaridae)
Definitions
- dark-winged fungus gnat, sciarid (Sciaridae)
Ancestry of “Trauermücke”, step by step
Trauermücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Trauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trauer | mourning |
| 2 | Middle High German | trūre | mourning |
| 3 | Old High German | trūrēn | to mourn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dreusaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrews- | crumble; to break, break off, crumble; to break... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrew- | to mislead; to deceive, mislead; to crumble,... |
via German Mücke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mücke | mosquito; insect of the order Nematocera, that is... |
| 2 | Old High German | mucka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | muggjā | small fly, midge, mosquito |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mugjǭ | a small fly; midge; mosquito |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mują | fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |