Where does “cradler” come from?
cradler (English) comes from English cradle, from Middle English cradel, from Old English cradol, from Proto-West Germanic kradul, from Proto-Germanic kradulaz, from Proto-Germanic kradô, from Proto-Indo-European grotHón-, from Proto-Indo-European gretH- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cradler (English): An agricultural worker who uses a cradle; One who...
Definitions
- An agricultural worker who uses a cradle; One who...
Ancestry of “cradler”, step by step
cradler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cradle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cradle | A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers... |
| 2 | Middle English | cradel | A cradle bed for babies |
| 3 | Old English | cradol | cradle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kradul | cradle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kradulaz | cradle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kradô | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grotHón- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gretH- | to tie |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
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 |