Where does “goldbricker” come from?

goldbricker (English) comes from English goldbrick, from English Brick, from English Bridge, from Middle English brigge, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

goldbricker (English): A lazy person; an idler

Definitions

  1. A lazy person; an idler

Ancestry of “goldbricker”, step by step

goldbricker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English goldbrick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoldbrickSomething fraudulent or nonexistent offered for...
2EnglishBricknamed after Joseph Brick
3EnglishBridgeOS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from
4Middle EnglishbriggeA bridge
5Old Norsebryggjapier, gangway
6Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

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 Proto-Indo-European bʰer-