Where does “flinger” come from?

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

flinger (English): One who flings or hurls something; One who jeers

Definitions

  1. One who flings or hurls something; One who jeers

Ancestry of “flinger”, step by step

flinger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English fling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflingAn act of throwing, often violently; An act of...
2Middle Englishfling
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر
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