Where does “сицфлајш” come from?
сицфлајш (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Sitzfleisch, from German fleisch, from German schwein, from Middle High German swin, from Old High German swīn, from Proto-West Germanic swīn, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
сицфлајш (Serbo-Croatian): diligence
Ancestry of “сицфлајш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sitzfleisch | buttocks; ability to sit still, Sitzfleisch |
| 2 | German | fleisch | — |
| 3 | German | schwein | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | swin | — |
| 5 | Old High German | swīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swīn | pig, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |