Where does “schlock” come from?
schlock (English) comes from Yiddish שלאַק, from German Schlacke, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
schlock (English): Commodity that is shoddy or inferior
Definitions
- Commodity that is shoddy or inferior
Ancestry of “schlock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שלאַק | — |
| 2 | German | Schlacke | slag, dross, scoria; cinders, clinker; sediment,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |