Where does “Dickschädel” come from?

Dickschädel (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...

Dickschädel (German): big head

Definitions

  1. big head

Ancestry of “Dickschädel”, step by step

Dickschädel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandickthick; fat
2Middle High Germandickethickly; often
3Old High Germandicchīthick
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Schädel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchädelskull; a headache, particularly one due to...
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →