Where does “puller” come from?
Puller comes from Middle English pullere, of unknown origin and ultimate meaning.
puller (English): Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
Definitions
- Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
Ancestry of “puller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | legpuller | One who teases or tells joking untruths |
| 2 | English | leg | A limb or appendage that an animal uses for... |
| 3 | Middle English | leg | leg, limb; shank, shin; leg |
| 4 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |
Words derived from “puller”