Where does “patz” come from?
patz (German) comes from German patzen, from German batzen, from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.
patz (German): singular imperative of patzen
Definitions
- singular imperative of patzen
Ancestry of “patz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | patzen | to blunder |
| 2 | German | batzen | to agglutinate by thrusting; to be sticky, soft;... |
| 3 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 4 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | bahhan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |