Where does “razzle-dazzler” come from?

razzle-dazzler (English) comes from English razzle-dazzle, from English dazzle, from English daze, from English dazed, from Old Norse dasask, from Proto-Germanic dasōjan-, from Proto-Germanic daza-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

razzle-dazzler (English): Someone or something glitzy or showy

Definitions

  1. Someone or something glitzy or showy

Ancestry of “razzle-dazzler”, step by step

razzle-dazzler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English razzle-dazzle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrazzle-dazzleGlitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz;...
2EnglishdazzleTo confuse the sight of by means of excessive...
3EnglishdazeThe state of being dazed; A glittering stone; To...
4EnglishdazedIn a state of shock or confusion; Stunned; simple...
5Old Norsedasaskto become weary
6Proto-Germanicdasōjan-
7Proto-Germanicdaza-
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

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 dʰer-Every word from Proto-Germanic daza-Every word from Proto-Germanic dasōjan-