Where does “urschiach” come from?
urschiach (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian schiach, from Middle High German schiech, from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.
urschiach (Bavarian): very ugly, very hideous
Definitions
- very ugly, very hideous
Ancestry of “urschiach”, step by step
urschiach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bavarian schiach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | schiach | ugly, hideous aesthetically unpleasing or unpleasing to any sense |
| 2 | Middle High German | schiech | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *skioh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeuh | frightened, shy; frightening, ugly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |
via Bavarian ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | ur | very, quite, really, total, totally, absolutely |