Where does “valtzar” come from?

valtzar (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian ar, from Middle High German ahorn, from Old High German ahorn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

valtzar (Cimbrian): a sly person

Definitions

  1. a sly person

Ancestry of “valtzar”, step by step

valtzar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianarmaple, maple tree; Short for èar
2Middle High Germanahorn—
3Old High Germanahornmaple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Cimbrian valtz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianvaltzsly, cunning
2Middle High Germanvalsche—
3Finnishfalskifake, insincere, phony; false, spurious; out of...
4Swedishfalskfalse; untrustworthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Old High German ahorn →Every word from Middle High German ahorn →