Where does “merdog” come from?

merdog (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

merdog (English): A mermaid dog

Definitions

  1. A mermaid dog

Ancestry of “merdog”, step by step

merdog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dog

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,...

via English mer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmerA repeat unit: a structural unit which through...
2EnglishpolymerA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...
3Englishpoly-many; polymer
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-