Where does “flayer” come from?
flayer (English) comes from English flay, from Middle English flen, from Old English flēon, from Proto-West Germanic fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
flayer (English): One who or that which flays
Definitions
- One who or that which flays
Ancestry of “flayer”, step by step
flayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flay | To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | flen | plural of fle |
| 3 | Old English | flēon | to flee |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleuhan | to flee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuhaną | to flee; to escape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |