Where does “Sesselfurzer” come from?

Sesselfurzer (German) comes from German Furzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Sesselfurzer (German): pencil pusher

Definitions

  1. pencil pusher

Ancestry of “Sesselfurzer”, step by step

Sesselfurzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Furzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFurzerfarter
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German Sessel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSesselarmchair, easy chair; chair
2Middle High Germansezzelseat, chair
3Old High Germansëȥȥal
4Proto-West Germanic*setl
5Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er