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Where does “Miesepeter” come from?

Miesepeter (German) comes from German Peter, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak, from Malay timbak, from Proto-Malayic timbak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ti(m)bak.

Miesepeter (German): curmudgeon; whinger

Definitions

  1. curmudgeon; whinger

Ancestry of “Miesepeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPeter—
2LatinPetrusPeter
3Indonesianpenembak—
4Indonesiantembak—
5Malaytembakto shoot
6MalaytimbakObsolete form of tembak
7Proto-Malayictimbak—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianti(m)bak—

Words derived from “Miesepeter”

  • miesepetrig
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