Where does “프레리도그” come from?
프레리도그 (Korean) comes from English prairie dog, 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,...
프레리도그 (Korean): prairie dog
Definitions
- prairie dog
Ancestry of “프레리도그”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prairie dog | Any of genus "Cynomys", small, stout-bodied... |
| 2 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 3 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 4 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |