Where does “patzer” come from?
patzer (English) comes from German Patzer, from German patzen, from German batzen, from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan — back.
patzer (English): Synonym of woodpusher: a bad player
Definitions
- Synonym of woodpusher: a bad player
Ancestry of “patzer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Patzer | blunder; someone who often makes blunders |
| 2 | German | patzen | to blunder |
| 3 | German | batzen | to agglutinate by thrusting; to be sticky, soft;... |
| 4 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 5 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 8 | Old High German | bahhan | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |