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
- A lazy person; an idler
Ancestry of “goldbricker”, step by step
goldbricker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goldbrick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goldbrick | Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for... |
| 2 | English | Brick | named after Joseph Brick |
| 3 | English | Bridge | OS grid ref TR1854. Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from |
| 4 | Middle English | brigge | A bridge |
| 5 | Old Norse | bryggja | pier, gangway |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brewwaną | to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
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 |