Where does “arschkriechen” come from?

arschkriechen (German) comes from German Arsch, from Middle High German ars, from Old High German ars, from Proto-West Germanic ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

arschkriechen (German): to kiss ass, to brownnose

Definitions

  1. to kiss ass, to brownnose

Ancestry of “arschkriechen”, step by step

arschkriechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Arsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArscharse, posterior, buttocks; arse
2Middle High Germanars—
3Old High Germanarsanus
4Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

via German kriechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriechento creep; to crawl
2Old High Germankriochan—
3Proto-West Germanic*kreukan—
4Proto-Germanickreukanąto fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl

Words derived from “arschkriechen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →