Where does “Flachwitz” come from?

Flachwitz (German) comes from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Flachwitz (German): lame joke

Definitions

  1. lame joke

Ancestry of “Flachwitz”, step by step

Flachwitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German witz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwitzjoke
2Middle High Germanwitz—
3Old High Germanwizzi—
4Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
5Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
6Proto-Germanic*witaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Flach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlachshallow wide and not deep
2Middle High Germanvlach—
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Germanic *witaną →