Where does “crowd-puller” come from?

crowd-puller (English) comes from English crowd, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.

crowd-puller (English): an event that attracts a large number of people

Definitions

  1. an event that attracts a large number of people

Ancestry of “crowd-puller”, step by step

crowd-puller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crowd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrowdTo press forward; to advance by pushing; To press...
2Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
3Old Englishcrūdanto press
4Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

via English puller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
2EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
3Middle Englishpullento pull
4Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
5Old Irish-ide
6Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt-