Where does “Saubermann” come from?

Saubermann (German) comes from German sauber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

Saubermann (German): "Mr. Clean"

Definitions

  1. "Mr. Clean"

Ancestry of “Saubermann”, step by step

Saubermann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sauber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansauberclean; neat, tidy; pretty, cute
2Latinsūbercork oak, cork-tree
3Old High Germansūbarclean
4Proto-West Germanicsūbrīsober; clean
5Latinsōbriussober (not drunk)
6Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmannman, male human being
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →