Where does “Dukatenscheißer” come from?
Dukatenscheißer (German) comes from German Scheißer, from German scheißen, from Middle High German schīzen, from Old High German skīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Dukatenscheißer (German): Someone who dependably supplies large amounts of money; a cash cow
Definitions
- Someone who dependably supplies large amounts of money; a cash cow
Ancestry of “Dukatenscheißer”, step by step
Dukatenscheißer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Scheißer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheißer | fucker |
| 2 | German | scheißen | to shit |
| 3 | Middle High German | schīzen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skīzan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skītan | to shit, defecate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skītaną | to defecate, to shit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via German Dukat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dukat | ducat |
| 2 | Italian | ducato | dukedom, duchy; ducat |
| 3 | Latin | ducātus | leadership, command |
| 4 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 5 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |