Where does “drabbler” come from?

drabbler (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

drabbler (English): A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the...

Definitions

  1. A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the...

Ancestry of “drabbler”, step by step

drabbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English drabble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrabbleTo wet or dirty, especially by dragging through...
2Middle Englishdrabelan
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر