Where does “Jew Yorker” come from?
Jew Yorker (English) comes from English Jew York, from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum — York.
Jew Yorker (English): New Yorker
Definitions
- New Yorker
Ancestry of “Jew Yorker”, step by step
Jew Yorker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jew York
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jew York | in reference to its large Jewish population |
| 2 | English | New York | New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan |
| 3 | English | York | English city |
| 4 | Middle English | Ȝork | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Jórk | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | Jórvík | — |
| 7 | Old English | Eoforwīċ | York |
| 8 | Latin | Eborācum | Eboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York |
| 9 | Proto-Brythonic | *Eβrọg | York |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |