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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscuddleTo run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle; To drudge;...
2EnglishScudA Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile
3Middle Englishscuthare
4Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
5Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
6Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
7Proto-West Germanic*skuddjanto shake

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjanEvery word from Old Dutch scuddenEvery word from Middle Dutch schudden