Where does “Phrasendrescher” come from?

Phrasendrescher (German) comes from German Phrase, from Latin phrasis, from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

Phrasendrescher (German): phrasemonger

Definitions

  1. phrasemonger

Ancestry of “Phrasendrescher”, step by step

Phrasendrescher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Phrase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhrasephrase
2Latinphrasisdiction
3Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
4Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
5Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

via German Drescher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrescher—
2Middle High Germandrescher—
Every word from Ancient Greek φράσσω →