Where does “gofferer” come from?
gofferer (English) comes from English goffer, from French gaufrer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
gofferer (English): One who goffers
Definitions
- One who goffers
Ancestry of “gofferer”, step by step
gofferer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goffer | To make wavy; to crimp; soft drink; non-alcoholic... |
| 2 | French | gaufrer | to emboss; to goffer |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
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 |