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Where does “assholic” come from?

assholic (English) comes from English asshole, from English Ash, from Middle English asshe, from Old English æsc, from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

assholic (English): Of, pertaining to, being, or being like an...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, being, or being like an...

Ancestry of “assholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassholeThe anus; A jerk; an inappropriately or...
2EnglishAsh—
3Middle Englishassheashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter...
4Old Englishæscash tree; spear; ship
5Old Englishæsċash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship
6Old Englishtrēo—
7Proto-West Germanictreutree; wood
8Proto-Germanictrewątree
9EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
10Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
11Proto-Hellenicdórutree
12Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
13Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
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