Where does “schimpzucht” come from?
schimpzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
schimpzucht (Dutch): excessive desire to scoff others
Definitions
- excessive desire to scoff others
Ancestry of “schimpzucht”, step by step
schimpzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch schimpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schimpen | to abuse verbally, to be abusive; to verbally... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schimpen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skimpen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skimpijan | to mock, scold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skimpijaną | to skip, hop |