Where does “sturzbesoffen” come from?

sturzbesoffen (German) comes from German besoffen, from German be-, from German be.

sturzbesoffen (German): falling down drunk, shitfaced, rat-arsed

Definitions

  1. falling down drunk, shitfaced, rat-arsed

Ancestry of “sturzbesoffen”, step by step

sturzbesoffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German besoffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbesoffendrunk
2Germanbe-Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
3Germanbe—

via German sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz—
Every word from German be →Every word from German be- →Every word from German besoffen →