Where does “beater” come from?
beater (English) comes from Middle English beter, from Old English bēatere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
beater (English): Someone or something that beats; A kitchen...
Definitions
- Someone or something that beats; A kitchen...
Ancestry of “beater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | beter | Alternative form of bettre |
| 2 | Old English | bēatere | a beater; fighter; champion |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |