Where does “strunzlangweilig” come from?

strunzlangweilig (German) comes from German langweilig, from German Langeweile, from German lang, from Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

strunzlangweilig (German): extremely boring

Definitions

  1. extremely boring

Ancestry of “strunzlangweilig”, step by step

strunzlangweilig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German langweilig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlangweiligboring, dull, tedious; bored
2GermanLangeweileboredom, ennui, tedium
3Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
4Middle High Germanlanc—
5Old High Germanlanglong
6Proto-West Germaniclanglong
7Proto-Germaniclangazlong
8Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via German strunzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrunzento urinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lang →