Where does “gofer” come from?
gofer (English) comes from English Gopher, from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
gofer (English): A worker who runs errands; an errand boy
Definitions
- A worker who runs errands; an errand boy
Ancestry of “gofer”, step by step
gofer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gopher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gopher | An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval |
| 2 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 3 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English Go
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 2 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 3 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 5 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English fer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fer | Pronunciation spelling of for; Euphemistic... |