Where does “Pfennigfuchserin” come from?
Pfennigfuchserin (German) comes from German Pfennigfuchser, from German fuchsen, from German Fuchs, from German Feist, from Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait — fat, milk.
Ancestry of “Pfennigfuchserin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfennigfuchser | penny pincher |
| 2 | German | fuchsen | to annoy |
| 3 | German | Fuchs | fox; a clever or cunning person; a red-haired... |
| 4 | German | Feist | fart |
| 5 | Middle High German | veizet | — |
| 6 | Old High German | feizzit | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faitid | fattened, made fat |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | fait | fat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |