Where does “dickleibig” come from?
dickleibig (German) comes from German dick, from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
dickleibig (German): corpulent
Definitions
- corpulent
Ancestry of “dickleibig”, step by step
dickleibig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dick | thick; fat |
| 2 | Middle High German | dicke | thickly; often |
| 3 | Old High German | dicchī | thick |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German Leib
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leib | body; womb; belly; abdomen; stomach |
| 2 | Middle High German | līp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | līb | life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |