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Where does “er” come from?

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

er (English): The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
2Ottoman Turkishایر—
3Old Anatolian Turkishایر—
4Proto-Turkicēder—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →