Where does “englanninbulldoggi” come from?
englanninbulldoggi (Finnish) comes from Finnish bulldoggi, from English bulldog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
englanninbulldoggi (Finnish): English Bulldog
Definitions
- English Bulldog
Ancestry of “englanninbulldoggi”, step by step
englanninbulldoggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bulldoggi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bulldoggi | bulldog |
| 2 | English | bulldog | A breed of dog developed in England by the... |
| 3 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 4 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 5 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Finnish englanti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | englanti | English |
| 2 | Swedish | England | — |
| 3 | English | England | The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom |
| 4 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 5 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 6 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |