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Where does “catcher” come from?

Catcher comes from English catch plus the agent suffix -er, ultimately derived from Latin ago meaning "to do or drive."

catcher (English): Someone or something that catches; The player...

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that catches; The player...

Ancestry of “catcher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatchThe act of seizing or capturing; The act of...
2Middle Englishcacchento catch
3Anglo-Normancachierto hide; Alternative form of chacier
4Vulgar Latincoacticarepresent active infinitive of *coacticō
5Latincoactō—
6Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
7Latincōgō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “catcher”

  • flycatcher
  • ratcatcher
  • cowcatcher
  • molecatcher
  • dogcatcher
  • gnatcatcher
  • dreamcatcher
  • birdcatcher
  • oystercatcher
  • slavecatcher
  • spycatcher
  • suncatcher
  • windcatcher
  • fishcatcher
  • cum catcher
  • mailcatcher
  • eye-catcher
  • beaucatcher
  • gamecatcher
  • catcatcher
  • キャッチャー
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →