Where does “floskelmager” come from?

floskelmager (Danish) comes from Danish -mager, from Old Danish -makæræ, from Old Norse -makari, from Middle Low German -maker.

floskelmager (Danish): a person who speaks in platitudes

Definitions

  1. a person who speaks in platitudes

Ancestry of “floskelmager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-mager-maker
2Old Danish-makæræ—
3Old Norse-makari-maker
4Middle Low German-maker—
Every word from Middle Low German -maker →Every word from Danish -mager →Every word from Old Norse -makari →