Where does “chokerman” come from?
chokerman (English) comes from English choker, from English choke, from Middle English choken, from Middle English acheken, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ- — out, outward.
chokerman (English): A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage
Definitions
- A person employed to fasten the choker around logs for haulage
Ancestry of “chokerman”, step by step
chokerman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choker | A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as... |
| 2 | English | choke | To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of... |
| 3 | Middle English | choken | To asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke |
| 4 | Middle English | acheken | To asphyxiate to cause to choke |
| 5 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 6 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 7 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |