Where does “dirtybadwrong” come from?
dirtybadwrong (English) comes from English bad, from Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, from Old English biddan, from Proto-West Germanic biddjan, from Proto-Germanic bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
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Ancestry of “dirtybadwrong”, step by step
dirtybadwrong traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bad | Unfavorable; negative; not good; Not suitable or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bad | — |
| 3 | Old English | bæd | first/third-person singular preterite of biddan |
| 4 | Old English | biddan | to ask; to beg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | biddjan | to ask, to make a request |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bidjaną | to make a request; to ask; to request, ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidʰ- | to command; pot, bucket, barrel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via English wrong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrong | Incorrect or untrue; Asserting something... |
| 2 | Middle English | wrong | A wrong, injustice; A wrong, evil, wrongdoing,... |
| 3 | Old English | wrang | wrong, injustice; rough, uneven |
| 4 | Old Norse | rangr | unjust |
| 5 | Old Norse | wrangr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wrangaz | twisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werḱ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |