Etymograph

English

shitbird

From shit + bird.

A compound of shit + bird

Proto-Germanic *skitiz

Proto-West Germanic *skiti

Old English *sċite ‘dung’

Middle English schit

English shit

Old English bridd ‘chick’

Middle English bird

English bird

Today it means

noun An objectionable, despicable person.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “shitbird”. 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.

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