Where does “alter kaker” come from?

alter kaker (English) comes from Yiddish אַלטער קאַקער, from Yiddish קאַקער, from Yiddish קאַקן, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

alter kaker (English): An old fart or old fogey

Definitions

  1. An old fart or old fogey

Ancestry of “alter kaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַלטער קאַקערold fart, old fogey, geezer
2Yiddishקאַקערshitter
3Yiddishקאַקןto shit, defecate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Yiddish קאַקן →Every word from Yiddish קאַקער →