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Where does “chuddy” come from?

chuddy (English) comes from English chud, from English could, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós — bird.

chuddy (English): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “chuddy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchudTo champ; to bite; A gross, physically...
2Englishcouldsimple past tense of can; conditional of can;...
3EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
4EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
5EnglishIchthyophthirius—
6Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
7Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
8Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
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