Where does “Patzer” come from?

Patzer (German) comes from German patzen, from German batzen, from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.

Patzer (German): blunder; someone who often makes blunders

Definitions

  1. blunder; someone who often makes blunders

Ancestry of “Patzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpatzento blunder
2Germanbatzento agglutinate by thrusting; to be sticky, soft;...
3Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
4Middle High Germanbacken—
5Old High Germanbackan—
6Middle High Germanbachen—
7Old High Germanbahhanto bake
8Proto-Germanicbakanback

Words derived from “Patzer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →Every word from Old High German bahhan →Every word from Middle High German bachen →
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