Where does “היישעריק” come from?

היישעריק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko — hay-locust.

היישעריק (Yiddish): locust

Definitions

  1. locust

Ancestry of “היישעריק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöuschrecke—
2Old High Germanhouwiscreckohay-locust
Every word from Old High German houwiscrecko →Every word from Middle High German höuschrecke →