Where does “scuddler” come from?
scuddler (English) comes from English scuddle, 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.
scuddler (English): A scullion; a servant who does the cleaning, etc
Definitions
- A scullion; a servant who does the cleaning, etc
Ancestry of “scuddler”, step by step
scuddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scuddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scuddle | To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;... |
| 2 | English | Scud | A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile |
| 3 | Middle English | scut | hare |
| 4 | Dutch | schudden | to shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | schudden | to shake, to cause to move strongly back and... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | scudden | to shake, to rid oneself of |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuddjan | to shake |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |