Where does “beleaguerer” come from?
beleaguerer (English) comes from English beleaguer, from Dutch belegeren, from Dutch leger, from Middle Dutch leger, from Old Dutch *leger, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
beleaguerer (English): One who beleaguers
Definitions
- One who beleaguers
Ancestry of “beleaguerer”, step by step
beleaguerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beleaguer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beleaguer | To besiege; to surround with troops; To vex,... |
| 2 | Dutch | belegeren | to besiege |
| 3 | Dutch | leger | army, armed forces; form; bed, crib |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | leger | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *leger | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
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 |