Where does “Pornografiesucht” come from?
Pornografiesucht (German) comes from German Sücht, from Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Pornografiesucht (German): pornography addiction
Definitions
- pornography addiction
Ancestry of “Pornografiesucht”, step by step
Pornografiesucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sücht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sücht | addiction |
| 2 | Middle High German | suht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German pornografie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pornografie | pornography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |