Where does “scuddle” come from?
scuddle (English) comes from English Scud, from Middle English scut, from Dutch schudden, from Middle Dutch schudden, from Old Dutch scudden, from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan — to shake.
scuddle (English): To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;...
Definitions
- To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;...
Ancestry of “scuddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scud | A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile |
| 2 | Middle English | scut | hare |
| 3 | Dutch | schudden | to shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schudden | to shake, to cause to move strongly back and... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | scudden | to shake, to rid oneself of |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuddjan | to shake |