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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 2 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 3 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
via English puller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puller | Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in... |
| 2 | English | pull | To apply a force to so that it comes toward the... |
| 3 | Middle English | pullen | to pull |
| 4 | Irish | -aí | Ending of the plural of certain nouns; Agent... |
| 5 | Old Irish | -ide | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | -de | Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting... |