Where does “peeker” come from?
peeker (English) comes from English peek, from Middle English peken, from English peep, from Middle English pepen, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk — sap, juice.
peeker (English): One who peeks
Definitions
- One who peeks
Ancestry of “peeker”, step by step
peeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peek | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | peken | — |
| 3 | English | peep | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a... |
| 4 | Middle English | pepen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 6 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 7 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 9 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
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 |