Where does “quiddler” come from?

quiddler (English) comes from English quiddle, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

quiddler (English): A waster of time; an idler or dawdler

Definitions

  1. A waster of time; an idler or dawdler

Ancestry of “quiddler”, step by step

quiddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English quiddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquiddleTo talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle; To...
2Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
3Proto-Italickʷid
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

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 kʷi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷísEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd