Where does “kite jumper” come from?
kite jumper (English) comes from English kite jump, from English kite, from Middle English kyte, from Middle English kite, from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kite jumper (English): A person who kite jumps, who participates in kite...
Definitions
- A person who kite jumps, who participates in kite...
Ancestry of “kite jumper”, step by step
kite jumper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kite jump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kite jump | An enhanced jump with a kite providing lift; To... |
| 2 | English | kite | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | kyte | A kite |
| 4 | Middle English | kite | Alternative form of kyte |
| 5 | Middle English | kete | Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to... |
| 6 | Old English | cȳta | kite, bittern; kite; bittern |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 8 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |