Where does “sacamanteigas” come from?

sacamanteigas (Galician) comes from Galician sacar, from Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sacamanteigas (Galician): bogeyman

Definitions

  1. bogeyman

Ancestry of “sacamanteigas”, step by step

sacamanteigas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician sacar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciansacarto take out, bring out, pull out; to get away; to...
2Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽to dispute, quarrel, argue; to rebuke
3Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Galician manteiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmanteigabutter; clarified butter
2Old Portuguesemanteiga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →