Where does “Tobsucht” come from?
Tobsucht (German) comes from German toben, from Hungarian tő, from Hungarian -ék, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Tobsucht (German): maniacal rage
Definitions
- maniacal rage
Ancestry of “Tobsucht”, step by step
Tobsucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German toben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | toben | to rage |
| 2 | Hungarian | tő | stem (plant), foot, stump (tree) |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 5 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German Sucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sucht | addiction; exaggerated or morbid desire; greed;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | suht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |