Where does “quidder” come from?
quidder (English) comes from English quid, from Middle English quide, from Old English cwidu, from Old English cudu, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
quidder (English): A horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco
Definitions
- A horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco
Ancestry of “quidder”, step by step
quidder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quid | The inherent nature of something; A section of... |
| 2 | Middle English | quide | Alternative form of code |
| 3 | Old English | cwidu | — |
| 4 | Old English | cudu | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |