Where does “herringer” come from?

herringer (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

herringer (English): A fisherman who fishes for herring; A boat used...

Definitions

  1. A fisherman who fishes for herring; A boat used...

Ancestry of “herringer”, step by step

herringer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English herring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishherringA type of small, oily fish of the genus "Clupea",...
2Middle Englishheringherring
3Old Englishhǣring
4Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder