Where does “Echsenmensch” come from?
Echsenmensch (German) comes from German Echse, from German Eidechse, from Middle High German eidehse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos — to be upset, afraid.
Echsenmensch (German): lizardman, lizard person
Definitions
- lizardman, lizard person
Ancestry of “Echsenmensch”, step by step
Echsenmensch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Echse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Echse | lizard; saurian |
| 2 | German | Eidechse | lizard; a member of Lacertidae, the family of the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | eidehse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | egidehsa | lizard |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | agiþahsijā | lizard |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | agi | fear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agaz | fear; dread |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂égʰos | distress |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʰ- | to be upset, afraid |