Where does “cleeker” come from?
cleeker (English) comes from English cleek, from Scots cleek, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
cleeker (English): One who fishes with a cleek, or large hook
Definitions
- One who fishes with a cleek, or large hook
Ancestry of “cleeker”, step by step
cleeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cleek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cleek | A large hook; A metal-headed golf club with... |
| 2 | Scots | cleek | A hook; The act of cleeking; a clutch; To seize,... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
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 |