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Where does “shitlord” come from?

shitlord (English) comes from English -lord, from English Lord, from Middle English lord, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

shitlord (English): 2002, "Krisbam", "Craig lies again"; 2005,...

Definitions

  1. 2002, "Krisbam", "Craig lies again"; 2005,...

Ancestry of “shitlord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lord—
2EnglishLord"An interjection variously expressing...
3Middle Englishlordlord; Lord
4Old Englishhlāfordlord
5Old Englishhlāfweardlord, master, husband
6Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
7Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
8Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
9Proto-Germanicahazear
10Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
11Proto-Balticanśtas—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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