Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Dickkopf” come from? Dickkopf (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Dickkopf (German): stubborn person; mule; stubbornness; intransigent...
Definitions stubborn person; mule; stubbornness; intransigent... Ancestry of “Dickkopf”, step by step Dickkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dick Step Language Word Meaning 1 German dick thick; fat 2 Middle High German dicke thickly; often 3 Old High German dicchī thick 4 Old High German -ī -ness 5 Proto-West Germanic -ī -ness, -th 6 Proto-Germanic -į̄ -th 7 Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — 8 Proto-Indo-European -h₂ Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
via German kopf Step Language Word Meaning 1 German kopf head 2 Middle High German kopf drinking vessel 3 Latin cūppa drinking vessel 4 Latin cūpa tub, cask, tun, vat 5 Ancient Greek κώπη a handle 6 Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ — 7 Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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