Where does “unfallflüchtig” come from?

unfallflüchtig (German) comes from German flüchtig, from Middle High German vlühtic, from Old Saxon fluhtig, from Old Saxon fluhtian.

unfallflüchtig (German): accident-prone

Definitions

  1. accident-prone

Ancestry of “unfallflüchtig”, step by step

unfallflüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German flüchtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflüchtigfleeting; superficial, hasty; fugitive
2Middle High Germanvlühtic—
3Old Saxonfluhtigfugitive
4Old Saxonfluhtian—

via German Unfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnfallaccident
2Middle High Germanunval—
Every word from Old Saxon fluhtian →Every word from Old Saxon fluhtig →Every word from Middle High German vlühtic →