Where does “turdish” come from?
turdish (English) comes from English ish, from English -ish, from Middle English -ish, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
turdish (English): turdy; bad, inferior
Definitions
- turdy; bad, inferior
Ancestry of “turdish”, step by step
turdish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via English turd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turd | A piece of solid animal or human feces; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | toord | Alternative form of tord |
| 3 | Old English | tord | a turd |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tord | dung, excrement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | turdą | manure; mud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |