Where does “boulderer” come from?
boulderer (English) comes from English boulder, from Middle English bulder, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
boulderer (English): a climber who takes part in bouldering
Definitions
- a climber who takes part in bouldering
Ancestry of “boulderer”, step by step
boulderer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boulder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boulder | A large mass of stone detached from the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bulder | Alternative form of bilder |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |