Where does “utz” come from?
utz (English) comes from German uzen, from Old Frisian ūser, from Proto-Germanic unseraz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
utz (English): To prod; goad; push someone's buttons
Definitions
- To prod; goad; push someone's buttons
Ancestry of “utz”, step by step
utz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German uzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | uzen | to kid; tease |
| 2 | Old Frisian | ūser | our |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | unseraz | our, ours; 1st person plural possessive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Proto-Mayan *ʔutz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mayan | *ʔutz | — |