Etymograph

English

shitbeast

From shit + beast.

A compound of shit + beast

Proto-Germanic *skitiz

Proto-West Germanic *skiti

Old English *sċite ‘dung’

Middle English schit

English shit

Old French beste ‘beast, animal’

Middle English beeste

English beast

Today it means

noun A contemptible, unpleasant individual.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shitbeast”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / shitbeast