Where does “japanner” come from?

japanner (English) comes from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.

japanner (English): One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese,...

Definitions

  1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese,...

Ancestry of “japanner”, step by step

japanner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Japan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJapanA hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt
2DutchJapan
3MalayJepangJapanese
4Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
5Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun

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 Middle Chinese 日本Every word from Hokkien 日本Every word from Malay Jepang