Wanze
German (Berlin)
/ˈvantsə/
noun
Definitions
- bedbug
- specifically, any insect of the suborder Heteroptera
- bug, wire, (espionage) wiretap
Etymology
Derived from Old High German wantlūs (bedbug, wall-louse, walllouse, bug, wall louse) compound from German Wand (wall, interior wall, septum, partition) + German Laus (louse).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Laus
Gloss
louse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- louse English
- Außenwand German
- Bett German
- Bettwanze German
- Blattlaus German
- Elefantenlaus German
- Elephantenlaus German
- Felswand German
- Feuer German
- Feuerwanze German
- Filzlaus German
- Gefäßwand German
- Kopflaus German
- Laus German
- Schildlaus German
- Steinlaus German
- Streifen German
- Streifenwanze German
- Trennwand German
- Wand German
- Wandfarbe German
- Wandgemälde German
- Wandschrank German
- Wandteppich German
- Wanduhr German
- Wasser German
- Wasserwanze German
- Zellwand German
- lausen German
- verwanzen German
- bedwants Dutch, Flemish
- vando Esperanto
- wantlūs Old High German
- lūs Middle High German
- want Middle High German
- wantlūs Middle High German
- vanta Traveller Norwegian