English
turdbreath
From turd + breath.
Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to split, flay’
Proto-Germanic *turdą ‘manure, mud’
Proto-West Germanic *tord ‘dung, excrement’
Old English tord ‘piece of dung, excrement, filth’
Middle English toord
English turd
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-
Proto-West Germanic *brāan ‘to smoke’
Proto-West Germanic *brāþi ‘vapour’
Old English brǣþ ‘odor’
Middle English breeth
English breath
Today it means
noun A term of abuse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / turdbreath