Where does “Schwanzvergleich” come from?

Schwanzvergleich (German) comes from German schwanz, from Middle High German swanz, from Middle High German swanzen, from Middle High German swanken.

Schwanzvergleich (German): dick-measuring contest

Definitions

  1. dick-measuring contest

Ancestry of “Schwanzvergleich”, step by step

Schwanzvergleich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwanztail
2Middle High Germanswanztail
3Middle High Germanswanzento swing
4Middle High Germanswanken—

via German Vergleich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVergleichcomparison; settlement
Every word from Middle High German swanken →Every word from Middle High German swanzen →Every word from Middle High German swanz →