Where does “Wurzelbohrer” come from?

Wurzelbohrer (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Wurzelbohrer (German): swift moth (Hepialidae)

Definitions

  1. swift moth (Hepialidae)

Ancestry of “Wurzelbohrer”, step by step

Wurzelbohrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelinflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German Bohrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohreragent noun of bohren
2Germanböhren—
3Old High Germanborōnto bore
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →