Where does “recoiler” come from?

recoiler (English) comes from English recoil, from Old French reculer, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

recoiler (English): One who, or that which, recoils

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, recoils

Ancestry of “recoiler”, step by step

recoiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English recoil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecoilA starting or falling back; a rebound; a...
2Old Frenchreculer
3Latincūlusthe arse, ass
4Proto-Celtickūloscorner
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

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 (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos