Where does “tissemand” come from?

tissemand (Danish) comes from Danish tisse, from Danish pisse, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.

tissemand (Danish): penis; male restroom attendant at a public toilet

Definitions

  1. penis; male restroom attendant at a public toilet

Ancestry of “tissemand”, step by step

tissemand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtissepee, piddle
2Danishpisseto piss; very
3Middle Low Germanpissen—
4Dutchpissento piss
5Middle Dutchpissento piss
6Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
7Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
8LatinpissioI piss

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →