Where does “bungstarter” come from?
bungstarter (English) comes from English starter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
bungstarter (English): A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung
Definitions
- A tool for opening barrels by removing the bung
Ancestry of “bungstarter”, step by step
bungstarter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English starter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starter | Someone who starts something; Something that... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |