Where does “Zechpreller” come from?

Zechpreller (German) comes from German zeche, from Middle High German Zeche — mine.

Zechpreller (German): dine-and-dasher

Definitions

  1. dine-and-dasher

Ancestry of “Zechpreller”, step by step

Zechpreller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zeche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzecheinflection of zechen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High GermanZechemine

via German prellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprellento bruise; to bash part of one's body

Words derived from “Zechpreller”

Every word from Middle High German Zeche →Every word from German zeche →