Etymology

assbutt

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Today it means: A term of abuse. Full definition →

English butt ← Middle English ars ← Old English ears
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁órs-o-s
  2. Proto-Germanic*arsaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ars
  4. Old Englishears
  5. Middle Englishars
  6. Englishass
  7. Englishbutt
  8. English todayassbutt

From ass + butt.

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