Where does “dogfennel” come from?
dogfennel (English) comes from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
dogfennel (English): Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe...
Definitions
- Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe...
Ancestry of “dogfennel”, step by step
dogfennel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 2 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 3 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English fennel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fennel | A plant, "Foeniculum vulgare", of the parsley... |
| 2 | Middle English | fenel | fennel |
| 3 | Old English | fenol | — |
| 4 | Old French | fenoil | fennel |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | fenuclum | — |
| 6 | Latin | fēnuculum | fennel |
| 7 | Latin | fēnum | hay |
| 8 | Latin | faenum | hay; any dried plant; fenugreek |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |