Where does “Wanderheuschrecke” come from?
Wanderheuschrecke (German) comes from German wandern, from Middle High German wandern, from Old High German wantaron, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.
Wanderheuschrecke (German): locust kind of grasshopper
Definitions
- locust kind of grasshopper
Ancestry of “Wanderheuschrecke”, step by step
Wanderheuschrecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wandern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wandern | to hike; to wander, to migrate, to move... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wandern | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wantaron | wantarōn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandarōn | to waver, change, fluctuate |
via German Heuschrecke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heuschrecke | grasshopper; locust; an investor who buys... |
| 2 | Middle High German | höuschrecke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | houwiscrecko | hay-locust |