Where does “neunmalklug” come from?
neunmalklug (German) comes from German neunmal, from German -mal, from Middle High German -māle, from Old High German -mālun, from Proto-Germanic mēlamiz, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
neunmalklug (German): arrogantly clever
Definitions
- arrogantly clever
Ancestry of “neunmalklug”, step by step
neunmalklug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German neunmal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neunmal | nine times |
| 2 | German | -mal | times |
| 3 | Middle High German | -māle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -mālun | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlamiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |