Where does “sherilla” come from?
sherilla (English) comes from English she, from Middle English sche, from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
sherilla (English): An ugly, fat, or stupid black woman
Definitions
- An ugly, fat, or stupid black woman
Ancestry of “sherilla”, step by step
sherilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |