Where does “Roycrofter” come from?
Roycrofter (English) comes from English Roycroft, from English Rycroft, from Old English croft, from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Roycrofter (English): A member of the Roycroft reformist community of...
Definitions
- A member of the Roycroft reformist community of...
Ancestry of “Roycrofter”, step by step
Roycrofter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Roycroft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roycroft | — |
| 2 | English | Rycroft | — |
| 3 | Old English | croft | enclosed field |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kruftaz | a hill; a curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
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 |