Where does “pawer” come from?
pawer (English) comes from English paw, from Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, from Frankish pōta, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.
pawer (English): One who paws
Definitions
- One who paws
Ancestry of “pawer”, step by step
pawer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paw | The soft foot of a mammal or other animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | pawe | paw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand |
| 3 | Old French | poue | — |
| 4 | Frankish | pōta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | putōną | to stick, stab, poke; to push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bud- | to shoot, sprout; to swell |
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 |