Where does “bedaggle” come from?
bedaggle (English) comes from English daggle, from English dag, from Old French dague, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι.
bedaggle (English): To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground
Definitions
- To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground
Ancestry of “bedaggle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | daggle | To run, go, or trail oneself through water, mud,... |
| 2 | English | dag | A hanging end or shred, in particular a long... |
| 3 | Old French | dague | — |
| 4 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 6 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | — |