Where does “flaker” come from?
flaker (English) comes from English flake, from Middle English flake, from Old Norse flak, from Proto-Germanic flaką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
flaker (English): A tool used to break flakes off a piece of...
Definitions
- A tool used to break flakes off a piece of...
Ancestry of “flaker”, step by step
flaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flake | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of... |
| 2 | Middle English | flake | a flake of snow |
| 3 | Old Norse | flak | loose or torn piece |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaką | something flat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |