An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Heuschrecke

by Friedrich Kluge

Heuschrecke, f., from the equiv. MidHG. höuschrëcke, m., OHG. hęwi-skrëkko, m., ‘grasshopper,’ lit. ‘hay-jumper’ (see Schrecken). A distinctly G. term; comp. Du. sprinkhaan, AS. gœrs-hoppa, equiv. to E. grasshopper, AS. also gœrs-stapa, ‘grass-stalker.’ In Goth. occurs an obscure term þramstei, f. (whence OSlov. chrąstŭ, ‘beetle’).