Where does “miseryguts” come from?
miseryguts (English) comes from English guts, from English gut, from Middle English gut, from Old English gutt, from Proto-Germanic gut-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
miseryguts (English): A miserable, negative person
Definitions
- A miserable, negative person
Ancestry of “miseryguts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | guts | plural of gut; The entrails or contents of the... |
| 2 | English | gut | The alimentary canal, especially the intestine;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gut | Alternative form of gutte |
| 4 | Old English | gutt | gut, entrail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gut- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |