Where does “totquetschen” come from?
totquetschen (German) comes from German quetschen, from Middle High German quetzen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
totquetschen (German): to squeeze to death
Definitions
- to squeeze to death
Ancestry of “totquetschen”, step by step
totquetschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German quetschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quetschen | to squeeze, to squish |
| 2 | Middle High German | quetzen | — |
| 3 | Old French | quasser | to break; to annul; to quash |
| 4 | Latin | quassō | to shake repeatedly, to quake |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |