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Where does “Scheißdreck” come from?

Scheißdreck (German) comes from German scheiß-, from German Scheiße, from Middle High German schīze, from Old High German skizi, from Proto-Germanic skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Scheißdreck (German): crap, shit; nothing, jack shit, fuck all

Definitions

  1. crap, shit; nothing, jack shit, fuck all

Ancestry of “Scheißdreck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscheiß-fucking, motherfucking, effing, bloody, shitty,...
2GermanScheißefeces, shit; something worthless, shit; nothing,...
3Middle High Germanschīze—
4Old High Germanskizi—
5Proto-Germanicskitizexcrement; feces; shit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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