Where does “griddler” come from?

griddler (English) comes from English grid, from English griddle, from Middle English gridil, from Anglo-Norman gredil, from Old French greïl, from Old French graïlle, from Occitan gralha, from Vulgar Latin gracla.

griddler (English): A pancake, especially a savory one

Definitions

  1. A pancake, especially a savory one

Ancestry of “griddler”, step by step

griddler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English grid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgridA rectangular array of squares or rectangles of...
2EnglishgriddleA stone or metal flat plate or surface on which...
3Middle EnglishgridilAn iron grate or grid
4Anglo-NormangredilAlternative form of greil
5Old Frenchgreïlgrill (usually metal mesh suitable for being exposed to fire)
6Old Frenchgraïllegrate, grating
7Occitangralhacrow
8Vulgar Latingracla
9Latingrācula(female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English riddler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriddlerOne who asks riddles; a puzzler; One who riddles...
2EnglishriddleA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an...
3Middle EnglishredelA riddle or enigma; an statement designed to be cryptic
4Middle EnglishredelsA riddle or enigma; an statement designed to be cryptic
5Old Englishrǣdels
6Proto-West Germanicrādislīadvice, consultation; supposition, guess,...
7Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
8Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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 -éh₂