Where does “corn dog” come from?
corn dog (Polish) comes from English corn dog, from English hotdog, from English hot dog, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
corn dog (Polish): corn dog
Definitions
- corn dog
Ancestry of “corn dog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corn dog | A hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried in hot oil |
| 2 | English | hotdog | Alternative spelling of hot dog; To show off,... |
| 3 | English | hot dog | A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter, or... |
| 4 | English | dog | A mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus... |
| 5 | English | dogshit | Dog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,... |
| 6 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |