Where does “cudgeler” come from?
cudgeler (English) comes from English cudgel, from Middle English kuggel, from Old English cyċġel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.
cudgeler (English): One who beats with a cudgel
Definitions
- One who beats with a cudgel
Ancestry of “cudgeler”, step by step
cudgeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cudgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cudgel | A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | kuggel | — |
| 3 | Old English | cyċġel | a large stick, cudgel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuggilaz | knobbed instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuggǭ | cog, swelling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewgʰ- | swelling, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
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 |