Where does “Wanze” come from?

Wanze (German) comes 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.

Wanze (German): bedbug; specifically, any insect of the suborder...

Definitions

  1. bedbug; specifically, any insect of the suborder...

Ancestry of “Wanze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwantlūsbedbug; bug, bedbug
2Old High Germanlūs—
3Proto-West Germanicluslouse
4Proto-Germaniclūslouse
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “Wanze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →