Where does “laiker” come from?
laiker (English) comes from English laik, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
laiker (English): A player (of a game)
Definitions
- A player (of a game)
Ancestry of “laiker”, step by step
laiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laik | To play |
| 2 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
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 |