Where does “bugger” come from?

bugger (French) comes from French bug, from English Bug, from English bugge, from Middle English bugge, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bugger (French): to malfunction, to glitch

Definitions

  1. to malfunction, to glitch

Ancestry of “bugger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbugbug
2EnglishBugA Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car
3Englishbuggebeetle
4Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
5Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English bugge →