Where does “protzig” come from?

protzig (German) comes from German Protz — braggard, poseur.

protzig (German): pompous, pretentious

Definitions

  1. pompous, pretentious

Ancestry of “protzig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProtzbraggard, poseur
Every word from German Protz
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