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Where does “Glotze” come from?

Glotze (German) comes from German glotzen, from Middle High German glotzen, from Old High German glozzōn.

Glotze (German): television

Definitions

  1. television

Ancestry of “Glotze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglotzento stare, gape, gawk, goggle
2Middle High Germanglotzento stare
3Old High Germanglozzōn—
Every word from Old High German glozzōn →