Where does “tobsüchtig” come from?
tobsüchtig (German) comes from German Tobsucht, from German toben, from Hungarian tő, from Hungarian -ék, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
tobsüchtig (German): raving mad
Definitions
- raving mad
Ancestry of “tobsüchtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tobsucht | maniacal rage |
| 2 | German | toben | to rage |
| 3 | Hungarian | tő | stem (plant), foot, stump (tree) |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ék | Added to a verb to form a noun; “Heterogeneous... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 6 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |