Where does “malsch” come from?
malsch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch malsc, from Proto-Germanic malskaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.
malsch (Middle Dutch): overconfident; stubborn; soft, weak
Definitions
- overconfident; stubborn; soft, weak
Ancestry of “malsch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | malsc | haughty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | malskaz | soft; high-spirited; haughty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |