Where does “bulldogger” come from?

bulldogger (English) comes from English bulldog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

bulldogger (English): One who bulldogs

Definitions

  1. One who bulldogs

Ancestry of “bulldogger”, step by step

bulldogger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bulldog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulldogA breed of dog developed in England by the...
2EnglishdogA mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus...
3EnglishdogshitDog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,...
4EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
5Middle Dutchschite
6Old Dutchskīta
7Old Saxonskiti
8Proto-Germanicskītaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
11Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-