Where does “Scheißefresser” come from?
Scheißefresser (German) comes from German Fresser, from German fressen, from Middle High German vrëȥȥen, from Old High German frëȥȥan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic fraetaną, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
Scheißefresser (German): shiteater
Definitions
- shiteater
Ancestry of “Scheißefresser”, step by step
Scheißefresser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fresser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fresser | agent noun of fressen; an animal that eats; A... |
| 2 | German | fressen | to eat; to feed on; to devour; to stuff oneself;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | frëȥȥan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fraetan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraetaną | to devour, eat up, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via German Scheiße
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheiße | feces, shit; something worthless, shit; nothing,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schīze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skizi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skitiz | excrement; feces; shit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |