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Where does “Scheißer” come from?

Scheißer (German) comes from German scheißen, from Middle High German schīzen, from Old High German skīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Scheißer (German): fucker

Definitions

  1. fucker

Ancestry of “Scheißer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheißento shit
2Middle High Germanschīzen—
3Old High Germanskīzan—
4Proto-West Germanic*skītan—
5Proto-Germanicskītanąto defecate, to shit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “Scheißer”

  • shicer
  • šajser
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