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Where does “shitpiss” come from?

shitpiss (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

shitpiss (English): Nonsense, bullshit

Definitions

  1. Nonsense, bullshit

Ancestry of “shitpiss”, step by step

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