Where does “cheeker” come from?
cheeker (English) comes from English cheek, from Middle English cheeke, from Old English ċēce, from Proto-West Germanic kākā, from Proto-Germanic kēkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
cheeker (English): A rubber ring that holds the bit high in the...
Definitions
- A rubber ring that holds the bit high in the...
Ancestry of “cheeker”, step by step
cheeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cheek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheek | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cheeke | — |
| 3 | Old English | ċēce | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kākā | jaw, cheek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kēkǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
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 |