Where does “rummager” come from?
rummager (English) comes from English rummage, from Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage, from Old French arrumer, from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch rūm, from Proto-West Germanic rūm, from Proto-Germanic rūmaz — free space.
rummager (English): One who rummages; A worker in charge of stowing...
Definitions
- One who rummages; A worker in charge of stowing...
Ancestry of “rummager”, step by step
rummager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rummage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rummage | To arrange in the hold of a ship; to move or... |
| 2 | Middle English | ronage | Accommodation or arrangement of cargo in a ship, stowage |
| 3 | Old French | arrumage | — |
| 4 | Old French | arrumer | to arrange the cargo in the hold |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ruum | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rūm | roomy, spacious |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rūm | roomy, spacious; room, open space |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rūmaz | roomy, spacious, open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rewh₁- | free space |
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 |