Where does “bitterböse” come from?
bitterböse (German) comes from German bitter, from English bitters, from English bitter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
bitterböse (German): malicious, bitchy
Definitions
- malicious, bitchy
Ancestry of “bitterböse”, step by step
bitterböse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bitter | bitter; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer, süß;... |
| 2 | English | bitters | plural of bitter; A liquid used in mixed drinks... |
| 3 | English | bitter | Having an acrid taste; Harsh, piercing or... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Böse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Böse | evil, malice, wickedness; anger; the Evil One |
| 2 | Middle High German | bōse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bōsi | evil |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bausī | evil, wicked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bausuz | inflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |