Where does “prinker” come from?
prinker (English) comes from English prink, from English prank, from Middle English pranken, from Dutch pronken, from Middle Dutch pronken — to flaunt.
prinker (English): One who prinks
Definitions
- One who prinks
Ancestry of “prinker”, step by step
prinker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prink | to give a wink; to wink; the act of adjusting... |
| 2 | English | prank | A practical joke or mischievous trick; An evil... |
| 3 | Middle English | pranken | to prank; to trim; to adorn, arrange one's attire |
| 4 | Dutch | pronken | to display, to show off |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pronken | to flaunt |
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 |