Where does “bulldoggishly” come from?
bulldoggishly (English) comes from English bulldoggish, from English bulldog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
bulldoggishly (English): In a bulldoggish manner
Definitions
- In a bulldoggish manner
Ancestry of “bulldoggishly”, step by step
bulldoggishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bulldoggish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bulldoggish | Resembling or characteristic of a bulldog: fierce, tenacious, etc |
| 2 | English | bulldog | A breed of dog developed in England by the... |
| 3 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 4 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 5 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |