Where does “Sitzloch” come from?

Sitzloch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Loch, from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

Sitzloch (Pennsylvania German): anus; ass

Definitions

  1. anus; ass

Ancestry of “Sitzloch”, step by step

Sitzloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanLochhole; rent; burrow
2Middle High Germanloch
3Old High Germanlohforest; hole
4Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
5Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Pennsylvania German Sitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSitzseat
2Middle High Germansiz
3Old High Germansiz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lukąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lok