Where does “shoddiness” come from?
shoddiness (English) comes from English shoddy, from English shoad, from Middle English shode, from Old English ġescēad, from Old English sċeādan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- — to cut, cut off, sever.
shoddiness (English): The property of being shoddy; The result or...
Definitions
- The property of being shoddy; The result or...
Ancestry of “shoddiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoddy | Of poor quality or construction; pretentious,... |
| 2 | English | shoad | Separation; distinction; A chasm or ravine; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | shode | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġescēad | separation, distinction, discretion,... |
| 5 | Old English | sċeādan | to separate, divide, make a line of separation between |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |