Where does “lardbucket” come from?
lardbucket (English) comes from English lard, from Middle English lard, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
lardbucket (English): A fat person
Definitions
- A fat person
Ancestry of “lardbucket”, step by step
lardbucket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lard | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as... |
| 2 | Middle English | lard | Bacon; fatty cured pork |
| 3 | Middle English | lord | lord; Lord |
| 4 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 5 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 6 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 7 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 8 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 11 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English bucket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | boket | bucket |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buket | tub, pail; bucket |
| 4 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 5 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 6 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |