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Where does “Sittenstrolch” come from?

Sittenstrolch (German) comes from German Sitte, from Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic siduz, from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- — custom, habit; wont, habit, custom.

Sittenstrolch (German): someone who regularly shows lewd behaviour

Definitions

  1. someone who regularly shows lewd behaviour

Ancestry of “Sittenstrolch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSittenormative standard of society, mos, custom,...
2Middle High Germansite—
3Old High Germansitucustom; habit
4Proto-West Germanic*sidu—
5Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom
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