Where does “Zimtzicke” come from?

Zimtzicke (German) comes from German zimt, from Middle High German zimet, from Middle High German zinemīn, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

Zimtzicke (German): snotty bitch

Definitions

  1. snotty bitch

Ancestry of “Zimtzicke”, step by step

Zimtzicke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zimt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzimtcinnamon
2Middle High Germanzimet—
3Middle High Germanzinemīn—
4Latincinnamon—
5Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
6Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

via German Zicke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZickeshe-goat, nanny goat; a touchy, fractious or...
2Middle High Germanzickīn—
3Old High Germanzickīnkid
4Proto-West Germanictikkīnkid, young goat
5Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνναμον →Every word from Latin cinnamon →