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Where does “jizzrag” come from?

jizzrag (English) comes from English rag, from Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic rūhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

jizzrag (English): A contemptible person; a fool; A rag or cloth...

Definitions

  1. A contemptible person; a fool; A rag or cloth...

Ancestry of “jizzrag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishragTattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a...
2Middle Englishraggerag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;...
3Old Englishragg—
4Old Norserǫggshagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;...
5Proto-Germanicrūhazrough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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