English

scumbitch

scum + bitch

A compound of scum + bitch

Middle English scum

English scum

Proto-Germanic *bikjaną ‘to attack, stab, thrust’

Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ ‘female dog’

Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā

Old English biċċe ‘bitch, female dog’

Middle English biche

English bitch

Today it means

noun Synonym of scumbag (“despicable person”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / scumbitch