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Where does “broekschijter” come from?

broekschijter (Dutch) comes from Dutch schijter, from Dutch schijten, from Middle Dutch schiten, from Old Dutch skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

broekschijter (Dutch): One, usually a child, who shits in one's pants or...

Definitions

  1. One, usually a child, who shits in one's pants or...

Ancestry of “broekschijter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschijtershitter, one who poops
2Dutchschijtento shit, to poop
3Middle Dutchschitento shit, to defecate
4Old Dutchskītan—
5Proto-Germanicskītanąto defecate, to shit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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