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

  1. singular imperative of patzen

Ancestry of “patz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpatzento blunder
2Germanbatzento agglutinate by thrusting; to be sticky, soft;...
3Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
4Middle High Germanbacken—
5Old High Germanbackan—
6Middle High Germanbachen—
7Old High Germanbahhanto bake
8Proto-Germanicbakanback
Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →