Where does “dollarchaser” come from?

dollarchaser (English) comes from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt — heel of the foot; heel.

dollarchaser (English): Someone who fervently pursues money or wealth

Definitions

  1. Someone who fervently pursues money or wealth

Ancestry of “dollarchaser”, step by step

dollarchaser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Dollar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
2Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
3EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
4DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
5Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
6GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
7GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
8GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
9Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
10LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
11Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
12Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
13HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
14Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via English chaser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchaserA person or thing that chases; A hunter; A...
2EnglishChasefrom a nickname for a hunter
3Frenchchâssereliquary; coffin
4Middle Frenchchasse
5Old Frenchchacehunt; inflection of chacer: ## first/third-person...
6Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
7Latincaptiāreto hunt
8Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
9Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
10Proto-Italickapiōtake
11Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
12Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
13Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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