Where does “Schlagabtausch” come from?

Schlagabtausch (German) comes from German Abtausch, from German abtauschen, from German täuschen, from Middle High German tiuschen, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er — he, she.

Schlagabtausch (German): exchange of blows; fierce exchange, verbal...

Definitions

  1. exchange of blows; fierce exchange, verbal...

Ancestry of “Schlagabtausch”, step by step

Schlagabtausch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abtausch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbtauschexchange
2Germanabtauschento trade a piece for another
3Germantäuschento deceive; to be wrong, to be mistaken; to err
4Middle High Germantiuschen
5Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
6FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
7German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
8French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
9English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
10Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
11Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
12Latin-ārefirst conjugation
13Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
14Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
15Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
16Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
17Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Schlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
2Middle High Germanslac
3Old High Germanslag
4Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
5Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
6Low Germanslagge
7Middle Low Germanslagge
8Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
9Old Saxonslāhanto hit
10Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
11Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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