Where does “topscoorder” come from?
topscoorder (Dutch) comes from Dutch scoren, from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
topscoorder (Dutch): top scorer
Definitions
- top scorer
Ancestry of “topscoorder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scoren | to score; to get, to acquire, to score, to gain |
| 2 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle English | score | score |
| 4 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 5 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |