Where does “verkatert” come from?

verkatert (German) comes from German kāter, from German Katarrh, from Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος, from Ancient Greek καταρρέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

verkatert (German): hung over

Definitions

  1. hung over

Ancestry of “verkatert”, step by step

verkatert traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kāter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankātertomcat, tom, male cat
2GermanKatarrhAlternative form of Katarr
3Latincatarrhuscatarrh, rheum
4Ancient Greekκατάρροοςcatarrh, head cold
5Ancient Greekκαταρρέωflow down; stream, rush; drip
6Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
7Ancient Greekκατά
8Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
9Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
10Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via German T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr