Where does “mudlarker” come from?
mudlarker (English) comes from English mudlark, from English MUD, from Dutch mud, from Middle Dutch mudde, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mudlarker (English): One who mudlarks
Definitions
- One who mudlarks
Ancestry of “mudlarker”, step by step
mudlarker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mudlark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mudlark | A pig; pork; One who scavenges in river or harbor... |
| 2 | English | MUD | Acronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive... |
| 3 | Dutch | mud | An old measure of volume, varying in content over... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mudde | — |
| 5 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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 |