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Where does “dogfish” come from?

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dogfish (English): Any of various small sharks; The bowfin, "Amia...

Definitions

  1. Any of various small sharks; The bowfin, "Amia...

Ancestry of “dogfish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdogA mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus...
2EnglishdogshitDog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,...
3EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
4Middle Dutchschite—
5Old Dutchskīta—
6Old Saxonskiti—
7Proto-Germanicskītaz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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