Where does “Fetznschedl” come from?

Fetznschedl (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Fetzn, from Middle High German vetze, from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

Fetznschedl (Bavarian): obnoxious person, jerk

Definitions

  1. obnoxious person, jerk

Ancestry of “Fetznschedl”, step by step

Fetznschedl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian Fetzn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianFetznscrap, rag torn piece of fabric or paper
2Middle High Germanvetzerag, tatters
3Middle High Germanvazzen—
4Old High Germanvazvessel
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

via Bavarian Schedl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianSchedlhead, skull
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →