Etymology

assholery

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Today it means: Patterns of behavior consistent with those of an asshole. Full definition →

English asshole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol
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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. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  8. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  10. Old Englishhol
  11. Middle Englishhole
  12. Englishhole
  13. Englishasshole
  14. English todayassholery

From asshole + -ery.

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