Where does “Gesäßbacke” come from?

Gesäßbacke (German) comes from German Gesäß, from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Gesäßbacke (German): buttcheek

Definitions

  1. buttcheek

Ancestry of “Gesäßbacke”, step by step

Gesäßbacke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesäß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesäßbackside, buttocks
2Middle High Germangesetze
3Old High Germangisezzidafixing, determination, assessment; establishment,...
4Old High Germansezzento make sit, set, put
5Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
6Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
7Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via German backe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackeinflection of backen: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-West Germanicbakback
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti