Where does “pokeraar” come from?
pokeraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch pokeren, from Dutch poker, from English poker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
pokeraar (Dutch): a poker player
Definitions
- a poker player
Ancestry of “pokeraar”, step by step
pokeraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pokeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pokeren | to play poker |
| 2 | Dutch | poker | poker; somebody who pokes a fire |
| 3 | English | poker | A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |