Where does “Tatsachenverdreher” come from?

Tatsachenverdreher (German) comes from German Tatsache, from German sache, from Middle High German sache, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

Tatsachenverdreher (German): prevaricator; spin doctor

Definitions

  1. prevaricator; spin doctor

Ancestry of “Tatsachenverdreher”, step by step

Tatsachenverdreher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tatsache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTatsachefact
2Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
3Middle High Germansache—
4Old High Germansahha—
5Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
6Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Verdreher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerdreher—

Words derived from “Tatsachenverdreher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →