Where does “crowdfunder” come from?
crowdfunder (English) comes from English crowdfund, 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.
crowdfunder (English): One who donates to a crowdfunding project
Definitions
- One who donates to a crowdfunding project
Ancestry of “crowdfunder”, step by step
crowdfunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crowdfund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowdfund | To fund by having many individuals pool their... |
| 2 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 3 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 4 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
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 |