Where does “Tintenklecks” come from?

Tintenklecks (German) comes from German Tinte, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Tintenklecks (German): blot

Definitions

  1. blot

Ancestry of “Tintenklecks”, step by step

Tintenklecks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTinteink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via German Klecks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlecksblot, stain; blob, dab
2Central Germanklecken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tincta →