Where does “leapfrogger” come from?
leapfrogger (English) comes from English leapfrog, from English leap, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
leapfrogger (English): One who leapfrogs
Definitions
- One who leapfrogs
Ancestry of “leapfrogger”, step by step
leapfrogger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leapfrog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leapfrog | A game, often played by children, in which a... |
| 2 | English | leap | To jump; To pass over by a leap or jump; To... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |