Where does “skulduggery” come from?
skulduggery (English) comes from English sculduddery — grossness; bawdiness; obscenity; gross; bawdy;...
skulduggery (English): A devious device or trick; Dishonest,...
Definitions
- A devious device or trick; Dishonest,...
Ancestry of “skulduggery”, step by step
skulduggery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sculduddery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sculduddery | grossness; bawdiness; obscenity; gross; bawdy;... |
via English sculdudrie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sculdudrie | adultery, unchaste behaviour; obscenity |