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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.

scuddle (English): To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;...

Definitions

  1. To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;...

Ancestry of “scuddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScud—
2Middle Englishscuthare
3Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
4Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
5Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
6Proto-West Germanic*skuddjan—
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