Where does “chinker” come from?
chinker (English) comes from English Chink, from Middle English chine, from Old English ċine, from Swahili kinu, from Proto-Germanic kinō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
chinker (English): Any material that is used to fill chinks
Definitions
- Any material that is used to fill chinks
Ancestry of “chinker”, step by step
chinker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chink | A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity; Chinese,... |
| 2 | Middle English | chine | — |
| 3 | Old English | ċine | a crack, chine, chink |
| 4 | Swahili | kinu | mortar |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kinō | A split; crack; A germ; sprout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵi-n- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |
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 |