Where does “rearranger” come from?

rearranger (English) comes from English rearrange, from English arrange, from German arrangieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

rearranger (English): One who, or that which, rearranges

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, rearranges

Ancestry of “rearranger”, step by step

rearranger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rearrange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrearrangeTo change the order or arrangement of
2EnglisharrangeTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly...
3Germanarrangierento arrange; to come to an agreement
4German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-ārefirst conjugation
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
14Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from French -er