Where does “Zechprellerei” come from?

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

Zechprellerei (German): dine and dash

Definitions

  1. dine and dash

Ancestry of “Zechprellerei”, step by step

Zechprellerei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zeche

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

via German Prellerei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrellerei—
Every word from Middle High German Zeche →Every word from German zeche →