Where does “fuckwittery” come from?
fuckwittery (English) comes from English fuckwit, from English Wit, from English with, from Middle English wiþ, from Old English wiþ, from Old English wiþer, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.
fuckwittery (English): Behaviour of a fuckwit; irksome foolishness
Definitions
- Behaviour of a fuckwit; irksome foolishness
Ancestry of “fuckwittery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuckwit | A very stupid person; A contemptible person |
| 2 | English | Wit | Sanity |
| 3 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 4 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 5 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 6 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |