Where does “schlocky” come from?
schlocky (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,...
schlocky (English): Of inferior quality, cheap; Tacky, of tasteless...
Definitions
- Of inferior quality, cheap; Tacky, of tasteless...
Ancestry of “schlocky”, step by step
| 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,... |