Where does “doggerelist” come from?
doggerelist (English) comes from English doggerel, 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 — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
doggerelist (English): A writer of doggerel
Definitions
- A writer of doggerel
Ancestry of “doggerelist”, step by step
doggerelist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doggerel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doggerel | Of a crude or irregular construction; A comic or... |
| 2 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 3 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 4 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |