Where does “bullshite” come from?
bullshite (English) comes from English shite, from Middle English schiten, from Old English scītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Ancestry of “bullshite”, step by step
bullshite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shite | Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense; A foolish or... |
| 2 | Middle English | schiten | To shit; To stink, smell, stench |
| 3 | Old English | scītan | to defecate, shit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skītan | to shit, defecate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skītaną | to defecate, to shit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |