mongrel

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ · noun

Meaning

Anything of mixed kind.
A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
A person of mixed race.
A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
An erect penis; an erection.
Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).

*mang-(gem-pro)→
ġemang(ang)→
mongrel(enm)→
mongrel (English)
Relations: inh, der, der

Related words

mongrel(enm)ġemang(ang)*mang-(gem-pro)

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