Where does “underdoggish” come from?

underdoggish (English) comes from English underdog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

underdoggish (English): Characteristic of an underdog

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of an underdog

Ancestry of “underdoggish”, step by step

underdoggish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English underdog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderdogA competitor thought unlikely to win; Somebody at...
2EnglishdogA mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus...
3EnglishdogshitDog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,...
4EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
5Middle Dutchschite
6Old Dutchskīta
7Old Saxonskiti
8Proto-Germanicskītaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
11Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-