Where does “crammer” come from?
crammer (English) comes from English cram, from Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian, from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.
crammer (English): One who crams or stuffs; A book used for...
Definitions
- One who crams or stuffs; A book used for...
Ancestry of “crammer”, step by step
crammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cram | To press, force, or drive, particularly in... |
| 2 | Middle English | crammen | — |
| 3 | Old English | crammian | to cram; stuff |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krammōn | to squeeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |
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 |