Where does “clapperdudgeon” come from?
clapperdudgeon (English) comes from English clapper, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
clapperdudgeon (English): A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
Definitions
- A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
Ancestry of “clapperdudgeon”, step by step
clapperdudgeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clapper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clapper | One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English dudgeon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dudgeon | A kind of wood used especially in the handles of... |