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Where does “jidog” come from?

jidog (Volapük) comes from English she-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,...

jidog (Volapük): female dog

Definitions

  1. female dog

Ancestry of “jidog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshe-dogA female dog; a bitch
2EnglishdogA mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus...
3EnglishdogshitDog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,...
4EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
5Middle Dutchschite—
6Old Dutchskīta—
7Old Saxonskiti—
8Proto-Germanicskītaz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
11Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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