Where does “Fowlerian” come from?
Fowlerian (English) comes from English Fowler, from Middle English foulere, from Old English fuglere, from Old English fuġol, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą — to fly, flow, run.
Fowlerian (English): Of or relating to Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), English lexicographer and commentator on usage of the language
Definitions
- Of or relating to Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), English lexicographer and commentator on usage of the language
Ancestry of “Fowlerian”, step by step
Fowlerian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fowler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fowler | for a hunter of birds |
| 2 | Middle English | foulere | A catcher or hunter of wildfowl; a fowler |
| 3 | Old English | fuglere | fowler |
| 4 | Old English | fuġol | bird |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |