Where does “Speichellecker” come from?

Speichellecker (German) comes from German lecker, from Middle High German lecker, from Old High German leckāri.

Speichellecker (German): arse-licker, sycophant

Definitions

  1. arse-licker, sycophant

Ancestry of “Speichellecker”, step by step

Speichellecker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lecker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleckeryummy, tasty; attractive; well, with pleasure
2Middle High Germanlecker—
3Old High Germanleckāri—

via German Speichel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeichelsaliva
2Old High Germanspeihhil—

Words derived from “Speichellecker”

Every word from Old High German leckāri →Every word from Middle High German lecker →Every word from German lecker →