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

  1. overconfident; stubborn; soft, weak

Ancestry of “malsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmalschaughty
2Proto-Germanicmalskazsoft; high-spirited; haughty
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “malsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic malskaz →Every word from Old Dutch malsc →