Where does “feuchtheiß” come from?

feuchtheiß (German) comes from German feucht, from Middle High German viuchte, from Old High German fūht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

feuchtheiß (German): hot and humid

Definitions

  1. hot and humid

Ancestry of “feuchtheiß”, step by step

feuchtheiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeuchtwet, humid, moist, soggy, dank
2Middle High Germanviuchte
3Old High Germanfūhtwet
4Proto-West Germanicfų̄htwet
5Proto-Germanicfunhtijazwet; damp; moist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpnkt-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-k-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

via German heiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheißhot; hot; horny
2GermanSpornspur
3Middle High Germanspore
4Old High Germansporospur
5Proto-Germanic*sporō
6Proto-Germanicspurôspur
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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