Where does “Quasselstrippe” come from?
Quasselstrippe (German) comes from German quasseln, from Low German quasseln, from Middle Low German dwāsen, from Middle Low German dwās, from Old Saxon dwās, from Proto-Germanic dwēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
Quasselstrippe (German): magpie, chatterbox; tattletale
Definitions
- magpie, chatterbox; tattletale
Ancestry of “Quasselstrippe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | quasseln | jabber, natter, palaver, yap, gab, jaw, twaddle,... |
| 2 | Low German | quasseln | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dwāsen | to talk nonsense |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dwās | stupid; dim-witted, daft |
| 5 | Old Saxon | dwās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dwēsaz | foolish, stupid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰews- | Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |