Where does “Zechprellerin” come from?
Zechprellerin (German) comes from German Zechpreller, from German zeche, from Middle High German Zeche — mine.
Ancestry of “Zechprellerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zechpreller | dine-and-dasher |
| 2 | German | zeche | inflection of zechen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | Zeche | mine |