Where does “grinder” come from?
Grinder comes from Middle English grinder, from Old English grindere, formed with the Old English agent suffix -ere, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.
grinder (English): One who grinds something, such as the teeth; A...
Definitions
- One who grinds something, such as the teeth; A...
Ancestry of “grinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grinder | — |
| 2 | Old English | grindere | one who or that which grinds, especially corn or... |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |