Where does “bemerd” come from?
bemerd (English) comes from English merd, from French merde, from Middle French merde, from Old French merde, from Latin merda, from Proto-Italic (s)merdā, from Proto-Indo-European smerd-h₂- — stench.
bemerd (English): To befoul with excrement
Definitions
- To befoul with excrement
Ancestry of “bemerd”, step by step
bemerd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English merd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | merd | Ordure; dung |
| 2 | French | merde | shit!, crap!; break a leg!; turd, piece of feces,... |
| 3 | Middle French | merde | shit |
| 4 | Old French | merde | shit |
| 5 | Latin | merda | dung, excrement, shit |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | (s)merdā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smerd-h₂- | stench |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |