Where does “minimum-wager” come from?
minimum-wager (English) comes from English minimum wage, from English wage, from Middle English wage, from Anglo-Norman wage, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
minimum-wager (English): One who earns minimum wage
Definitions
- One who earns minimum wage
Ancestry of “minimum-wager”, step by step
minimum-wager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minimum wage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minimum wage | The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee, usually expressed as pay per hour |
| 2 | English | wage | An amount of money paid to a worker for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | wage | A wage; earnings; Money reserved for the payment... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | wage | wave; Alternative form of gage |
| 5 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
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 |