Where does “stinkfaul” come from?

stinkfaul (German) comes from German faul, from Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic fūl, from Proto-Germanic fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European pū- — rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...

stinkfaul (German): lazy as hell

Definitions

  1. lazy as hell

Ancestry of “stinkfaul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfaulrotten; lazy
2Middle High Germanvūl—
3Old High Germanfūl—
4Proto-West Germanicfūlfoul, dirty
5Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fūlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fūl →