Where does “schlockfest” come from?
schlockfest (English) comes from English schlock, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
schlockfest (English): Something cheesy or of poor quality, especially a...
Definitions
- Something cheesy or of poor quality, especially a...
Ancestry of “schlockfest”, step by step
schlockfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schlock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schlock | Commodity that is shoddy or inferior |
| 2 | Yiddish | שלאַק | — |
| 3 | German | Schlacke | slag, dross, scoria; cinders, clinker; sediment,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |