Where does “zwabbergast” come from?
zwabbergast (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaſt, from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
zwabbergast (Dutch): A cabin-boy; a junior sailor, especially an...
Definitions
- A cabin-boy; a junior sailor, especially an...
Ancestry of “zwabbergast”, step by step
zwabbergast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gaſt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gaſt | guest |
| 2 | Dutch | vrij | free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vri | free |
| 4 | Old Dutch | frī | free, unbound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Dutch zwabber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwabber | A mop, implement for cleaning floors etc.,... |
| 2 | English | swabber | One who swabs a floor or deck; An instrument for... |
| 3 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |