Where does “backlasher” come from?
backlasher (English) comes from English backlash, from English back-, from Middle English bak-, from Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
backlasher (English): A participant in a backlash
Definitions
- A participant in a backlash
Ancestry of “backlasher”, step by step
backlasher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English backlash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | backlash | A sudden backward motion; A negative reaction,... |
| 2 | English | back- | Back "in its adverbial senses"; Situated,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bak- | — |
| 4 | Middle English | abak | backward, away |
| 5 | Old English | onbæc | backwards, back |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |