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

  1. One who goffers

Ancestry of “gofferer”, step by step

gofferer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English goffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgofferTo make wavy; to crimp; soft drink; non-alcoholic...
2Frenchgaufrerto emboss; to goffer
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

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
Every word from Old French -ierEvery word from French -erEvery word from Middle French -er
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