Where does “night-lifer” come from?
night-lifer (English) comes from English nightlife, from English life, from Middle English lyf, from Old English līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
night-lifer (English): Someone who goes out at night to enjoy the nightlife
Definitions
- Someone who goes out at night to enjoy the nightlife
Ancestry of “night-lifer”, step by step
night-lifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nightlife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nightlife | Nocturnal activities, especially visiting... |
| 2 | English | life | The state of organisms preceding their death,... |
| 3 | Middle English | lyf | life |
| 4 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
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 |