Where does “Wichtigtuer” come from?
Wichtigtuer (German) comes from German wichtigtun, from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Wichtigtuer (German): stuffed shirt, pompous ass / pompous git
Definitions
- stuffed shirt, pompous ass / pompous git
Ancestry of “Wichtigtuer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wichtigtun | to act self-important |
| 2 | German | tūn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | tuon | to do |
| 4 | Old High German | tuon | to do; to make |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |