Where does “Schenkelpracker” come from?

Schenkelpracker (German) comes from German schenkel, from Middle High German schenkel, from Old High German scanca.

Schenkelpracker (German): thigh-slapper

Definitions

  1. thigh-slapper

Ancestry of “Schenkelpracker”, step by step

Schenkelpracker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschenkeleach of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2Middle High Germanschenkel—
3Old High Germanscanca—

via German Pracker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPracker—
Every word from Old High German scanca →Every word from Middle High German schenkel →Every word from German schenkel →