Where does “bitchwad” come from?

bitchwad (English) comes from English -wad, from English wad, from Middle English wadmal, from Old Norse váðmál, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

bitchwad (English): Term of abuse

Definitions

  1. Term of abuse

Ancestry of “bitchwad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-wad—
2EnglishwadAn amorphous, compact mass; A substantial pile; A...
3Middle Englishwadmalwoolen cloth
4Old Norseváðmálwoolen stuff
5Old Norsemállanguage; speech; matter, affair
6Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →