Where does “Spargeltarzan” come from?

Spargeltarzan (German) comes from German Spargel, from Middle High German sparge, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Spargeltarzan (German): beanpole; a man or boy who is slender or thin and has very little visible muscle mass; a weakling (by appearance)

Definitions

  1. beanpole; a man or boy who is slender or thin and has very little visible muscle mass; a weakling (by appearance)

Ancestry of “Spargeltarzan”, step by step

Spargeltarzan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spargel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpargelasparagus
2Middle High Germansparge
3Medieval Latinsparagus
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

via German Tarzan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTarzanTarzan
2EnglishTarzanA strong wild man
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ