Where does “Walzenspinne” come from?

Walzenspinne (German) comes from German Walze, from Old High German walza, from Proto-Germanic *waltō.

Walzenspinne (German): camel spider, solifugid

Definitions

  1. camel spider, solifugid

Ancestry of “Walzenspinne”, step by step

Walzenspinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Walze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWalzeroll, cylinder
2Old High Germanwalza—
3Proto-Germanic*waltō—

via German spinne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspinnefirst-person singular indicative present of...
2Middle High Germanspinne—
3Old High Germanspinna—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *waltō →Every word from Old High German walza →Every word from German Walze →