Where does “kitschig” come from?

kitschig (Swedish) comes from Swedish kitsch, from German Kitsch, from German kitschen — to smear; to coat, to smear.

kitschig (Swedish): kitschy

Definitions

  1. kitschy

Ancestry of “kitschig”, step by step

kitschig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kitsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkitschkitsch
2GermanKitschkitsch
3Germankitschento smear; to coat, to smear

via Swedish IG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishIGAbbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a...
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