Where does “foundationer” come from?

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

foundationer (English): One who derives support from the funds or...

Definitions

  1. One who derives support from the funds or...

Ancestry of “foundationer”, step by step

foundationer 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 foundation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoundationThe act of founding, fixing, establishing, or...
2Middle Englishfoundacioun
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder
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