Where does “Firefoxer” come from?

Firefoxer (English) comes from English firefox, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Firefoxer (English): One who uses the web browser Firefox

Definitions

  1. One who uses the web browser Firefox

Ancestry of “Firefoxer”, step by step

Firefoxer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English firefox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfirefoxRed panda
2EnglishfireA chemical reaction involving the bonding of...
3Middle EnglishfierAlternative form of figer
4Old Englishfȳrfire
5Old EnglishfeorAlternative form of feorr; far
6Proto-Germanicferraifar, distant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-nóy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós