Where does “retcher” come from?
retcher (English) comes from English retch, from Middle English recchen, from Old English reċċan, from Proto-West Germanic rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
retcher (English): One who retches
Definitions
- One who retches
Ancestry of “retcher”, step by step
retcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retch | To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | recchen | to care; heed |
| 3 | Old English | reċċan | to stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rakkjan | to stretch, to straighten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |