Where does “keezer” come from?

keezer (English) comes from English freezer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

keezer (English): A kegerator made from a converted chest freezer

Definitions

  1. A kegerator made from a converted chest freezer

Ancestry of “keezer”, step by step

keezer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English freezer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfreezerAn appliance or room used to store food or other...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Kieser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKieser
2Germankiesento choose; to select
3Middle High Germankiesento choose
4Old High Germankiosanto choose
5Proto-West Germanickeusanto choose
6Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via English keg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkegA round, traditionally wooden container of lesser...
2Middle Englishkag
3Old Norsekaggikeg, cask
4Proto-Germanickagôpin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti