Where does “decoyer” come from?
decoyer (English) comes from English decoy, from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
decoyer (English): One who decoys another
Definitions
- One who decoys another
Ancestry of “decoyer”, step by step
decoyer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decoy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decoy | A person or object meant to lure somebody into... |
| 2 | Dutch | de | the |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | die | the; definite article; that, those; who, which,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thie | that, that one; that |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thē | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
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 |