Where does “pennyweighter” come from?
pennyweighter (English) comes from English pennyweight, from English penny, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
pennyweighter (English): A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place
Definitions
- A thief who steals jewellery from shops, leaving an imitation of the stolen article in its place
Ancestry of “pennyweighter”, step by step
pennyweighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pennyweight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pennyweight | A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or 1⁄20 of a... |
| 2 | English | penny | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |