Where does “dismayer” come from?
dismayer (English) comes from English dismay, from Middle English dismayen, from Anglo-Norman desmaiier, from Old French esmaier, from Vulgar Latin exmagare, from Latin magare, from Frankish magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą — to be able.
dismayer (English): One who dismays
Definitions
- One who dismays
Ancestry of “dismayer”, step by step
dismayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dismay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dismay | To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | dismayen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | desmaiier | — |
| 4 | Old French | esmaier | to be frightened; to be scared; to frighten; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | exmagare | to deprive of strength, to disable; deprive of... |
| 6 | Latin | magare | to enable; empower; to enable, empower |
| 7 | Frankish | magan | to be able, may |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
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 |