Where does “hoodwinker” come from?
hoodwinker (English) comes from English hoodwink, from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hoodwinker (English): One who hoodwinks
Definitions
- One who hoodwinks
Ancestry of “hoodwinker”, step by step
hoodwinker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoodwink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoodwink | To deceive by disguise; to dupe, bewile, mislead;... |
| 2 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 3 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 5 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 6 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 7 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |