Where does “Hirnwichserei” come from?

Hirnwichserei (German) comes from German Hirn, from Middle High German hirne, from Old High German hirni, from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī — brain.

Hirnwichserei (German): overthinking, overtheorizing

Definitions

  1. overthinking, overtheorizing

Ancestry of “Hirnwichserei”, step by step

Hirnwichserei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnbrain
2Middle High Germanhirne—
3Old High Germanhirnibrain
4Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain

via German Wichserei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWichserei—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī →Every word from Old High German hirni →Every word from Middle High German hirne →