Where does “adzer” come from?
adzer (English) comes from English adze, from Middle English adse, from Old English adesa, from Proto-Germanic adisô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰḗs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ- — to cut.
adzer (English): A worker who uses an adze
Definitions
- A worker who uses an adze
Ancestry of “adzer”, step by step
adzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adze | A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a... |
| 2 | Middle English | adse | — |
| 3 | Old English | adesa | adze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | adisô | adze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰḗs | adze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰ- | to cut |
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 |