Where does “Fauchschabe” come from?
Fauchschabe (German) comes from German fauchen, from Middle High German pfūchen, from Old High German pfūhhan, from Proto-Germanic pukaną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Fauchschabe (German): hissing cockroach
Definitions
- hissing cockroach
Ancestry of “Fauchschabe”, step by step
Fauchschabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German fauchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fauchen | to hiss, to spit |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfūchen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfūhhan | to spit, puff |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pukaną | to spit, puff; to pick, peck, prick, knock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
via German Schabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schabe | scraper, flat instrument with a handle used for scraping |