Where does “sittkissare” come from?
sittkissare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kissare, from Swedish kissa, from Swedish pissa, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare — I piss.
sittkissare (Swedish): someone (usually a man) who pees sitting down
Definitions
- someone (usually a man) who pees sitting down
Ancestry of “sittkissare”, step by step
sittkissare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kissare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kissare | a peer (someone who pees) |
| 2 | Swedish | kissa | to pee |
| 3 | Swedish | pissa | to pee |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 5 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 7 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 9 | Latin | pissio | I piss |