Where does “Edinbugger” come from?
Edinbugger (English) comes from English bugger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Edinbugger (English): An Edinburger especially used as an insult by Glaswegians
Definitions
- An Edinburger especially used as an insult by Glaswegians
Ancestry of “Edinbugger”, step by step
Edinbugger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bugger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bugger | A heretic; Someone who commits buggery; a... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Edinburger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Edinburger | An inhabitant of Edinburgh |
| 2 | English | Edinburgh | including the city, one of 32 created in 1996 |
| 3 | Middle English | Edynburgh | — |
| 4 | Old English | *Edyn burg | — |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |