Where does “ruffler” come from?

ruffler (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

ruffler (English): ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th...

Definitions

  1. ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th...

Ancestry of “ruffler”, step by step

ruffler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English ruffle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruffleAny gathered or curled strip of fabric added as...
2Middle Englishruffelen—
3Old Norsehruflato graze, scratch
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →