Where does “flechtenbewohnend” come from?

flechtenbewohnend (German) comes from German Flechte, from Middle High German vlehte.

flechtenbewohnend (German): lichenicolous

Definitions

  1. lichenicolous

Ancestry of “flechtenbewohnend”, step by step

flechtenbewohnend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Flechte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlechtelichen; plait
2Middle High Germanvlehte

via German bewohnend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbewohnend
Every word from Middle High German vlehteEvery word from German Flechte