Where does “lurcher” come from?
lurcher (English) comes from Latin lurcō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
lurcher (English): One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in...
Definitions
- One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in...
Ancestry of “lurcher”, step by step
lurcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lurcō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lurcō | to eat greedily, to guzzle |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English lurch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lurch | A sudden or unsteady movement; To make such a... |
| 2 | Middle French | lourche | lurch |
Words derived from “lurcher”