Etymograph

English

Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger comes from German Schwarzenegg.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchwarzenegg
  2. German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchwarzenegger
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2002same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchwarzenegg
  2. German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchwarzenegger
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2002same form

Earliest quotation: 2002, John Patterson, Age shall wither them: “The Twilight of the Action-Movie Gods has been a…”

Today it means

name A surname from German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Schwarzenegg / Schwarzenegger