Where does “Schimmelpimmel” come from?

Schimmelpimmel (German) comes from German schimmel, from Middle High German schimel, from Old High German skimbal — mould.

Schimmelpimmel (German): dick, idiot, asshole

Definitions

  1. dick, idiot, asshole

Ancestry of “Schimmelpimmel”, step by step

Schimmelpimmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschimmelinflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschimel—
3Old High Germanskimbalmould

via German Pimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPimmelA penis
Every word from Old High German skimbal →Every word from Middle High German schimel →Every word from German schimmel →