Where does “Dickköpfigkeit” come from?
Dickköpfigkeit (German) comes from German dickköpfig, from German Dickkopf, from German dick, from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Dickköpfigkeit (German): stubbornness, obstinacy, self-willedness
Definitions
- stubbornness, obstinacy, self-willedness
Ancestry of “Dickköpfigkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dickköpfig | stubborn |
| 2 | German | Dickkopf | stubborn person; mule; stubbornness; intransigent... |
| 3 | German | dick | thick; fat |
| 4 | Middle High German | dicke | thickly; often |
| 5 | Old High German | dicchī | thick |
| 6 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |