Where does “eggbeater” come from?
eggbeater (English) comes from English beater, from Middle English beter, from Old English bēatere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
eggbeater (English): A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to...
Definitions
- A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to...
Ancestry of “eggbeater”, step by step
eggbeater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beater | Someone or something that beats; A kitchen... |
| 2 | Middle English | beter | Alternative form of bettre |
| 3 | Old English | bēatere | a beater; fighter; champion |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English egg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | egg | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body... |
| 2 | Middle English | eggen | To egg on; to encourage or provide motivation; To... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | eggian | to harrow |
| 4 | Old Norse | eggja | to incite, egg on to do |
| 5 | Old Norse | egg | egg; edge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |