Where does “geltungssüchtig” come from?

geltungssüchtig (German) comes from German Sücht, from Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

geltungssüchtig (German): craving recognition or admiration

Definitions

  1. craving recognition or admiration

Ancestry of “geltungssüchtig”, step by step

geltungssüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sücht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüchtaddiction
2Middle High Germansuht—
3Old High Germansuht—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German Geltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeltungimport, effect, recognition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →