Where does “goonerbait” come from?

goonerbait (English) comes from English Gooner, from English gunner, from Middle English gonner, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

goonerbait (English): A piece of media or fictional character that appears to have been designed specifically to cause arousal, usually within another piece of media that is not meant to do so

Definitions

  1. A piece of media or fictional character that appears to have been designed specifically to cause arousal, usually within another piece of media that is not meant to do so

Ancestry of “goonerbait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoonerAn individual who practices gooning a form of masturbation that involves edging for a long period of time
2EnglishgunnerArtillery soldier, or such who holds private...
3Middle EnglishgonnerAn operator of a cannon; an artilleryman; An...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye