Where does “quarreller” come from?

quarreller (English) comes from English quarrel, from Middle English quarrel, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

quarreller (English): Alternative spelling of quarreler

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of quarreler

Ancestry of “quarreller”, step by step

quarreller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quarrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquarrelA dispute or heated argument; "Often preceded by...
2Middle Englishquarrelbolt for an arbalest, crossbow, or siege engine; ...
3Old Frenchquarelsquare block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...
4Vulgar Latinquadrellus
5Latinquādrussquare
6Latinquattŭorfour; 4
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtusfourth
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos