Where does “ekker” come from?

ekker (English) comes from English exercise, from Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium, from Latin exerceo, from Latin arceo, from Proto-Italic arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk- — to protect, guard, hold, lock.

ekker (English): Physical activity intended to improve strength...

Definitions

  1. Physical activity intended to improve strength...

Ancestry of “ekker”, step by step

ekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English exercise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexerciseAny activity designed to develop or hone a skill...
2Middle Englishexercise
3Old Frenchexercise
4Latinexercitiumexercise, practice
5LatinexerceoI keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy,...
6LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
7Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erk-Every word from Proto-Italic arkeōEvery word from Latin arceo
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