Where does “new waver” come from?

new waver (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

new waver (English): One of the fans or creators of the new wave music...

Definitions

  1. One of the fans or creators of the new wave music...

Ancestry of “new waver”, step by step

new waver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English new wave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnew waveRepresenting the latest and most advanced style;...
2FrenchNouvelle Vaguenew wave, nouvelle vague
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر
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