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Where does “spottsüchtig” come from?

spottsüchtig (German) comes from German Spott, from Middle High German spot, from Old High German spot.

spottsüchtig (German): Excessively mocking

Definitions

  1. Excessively mocking

Ancestry of “spottsüchtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpottmockery
2Middle High Germanspot—
3Old High Germanspot—
Every word from Old High German spot →