Where does “Kavaliersschmerzen” come from?

Kavaliersschmerzen (German) comes from German Kavalier, from Italian cavalier, from Old French chevalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

Kavaliersschmerzen (German): blue balls

Definitions

  1. blue balls

Ancestry of “Kavaliersschmerzen”, step by step

Kavaliersschmerzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kavalier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKavaliergentleman
2Italiancavalier—
3Old Frenchchevalierknight
4Late Latincaballariushorseman
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

via German Schmerzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmerzenplural of Schmerz
2Middle High Germanschmerzen—
3Old High Germansmerzanto smart
4Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballarius →