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Where does “shitheadedly” come from?

shitheadedly (English) comes from English shitheaded, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

shitheadedly (English): In a shitheaded manner

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  1. In a shitheaded manner

Ancestry of “shitheadedly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshitheadedFoolish, incompetent
2EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
3Middle Dutchschite—
4Old Dutchskīta—
5Old Saxonskiti—
6Proto-Germanicskītaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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