Where does “Scheißhausfliege” come from?
Scheißhausfliege (German) comes from German Scheißhaus, from German Scheiß, from German Scheiße, from Middle High German schīze, from Old High German skizi, from Proto-Germanic skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Scheißhausfliege (German): fly in an outhouse; fly of the genus...
Definitions
- fly in an outhouse; fly of the genus...
Ancestry of “Scheißhausfliege”, step by step
Scheißhausfliege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Scheißhaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scheißhaus | shithouse, outhouse |
| 2 | German | Scheiß | shit; nonsense, bullshit, horseshit |
| 3 | German | Scheiße | feces, shit; something worthless, shit; nothing,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schīze | — |
| 5 | Old High German | skizi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skitiz | excrement; feces; shit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via German fliege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fliege | inflection of fliegen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | fliege | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flioga | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleugǭ | flying insect, fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |