Where does “Flohzirkus” come from?

Flohzirkus (German) comes from German flōh, from Middle High German vlō(ch), from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Flohzirkus (German): flea circus

Definitions

  1. flea circus

Ancestry of “Flohzirkus”, step by step

Flohzirkus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German flōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflōhflea parasitic insect
2Middle High Germanvlō(ch)—
3Old High Germanflōh—
4Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
5Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via German Zirkus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZirkuscircus; exaggerated and annoying ado; airs; fuss,...
2Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
3Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plówkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic flauhaz →