Where does “scavager” come from?
scavager (English) comes from English scavage, from Middle English scavage, from Old French escauwage, from Old French escauvinghe, from Middle English shewing, from Old English sċēawung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
scavager (English): One who scavages
Definitions
- One who scavages
Ancestry of “scavager”, step by step
scavager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scavage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scavage | A toll or duty anciently exacted from merchant... |
| 2 | Middle English | scavage | — |
| 3 | Old French | escauwage | scavage |
| 4 | Old French | escauvinghe | scavage |
| 5 | Middle English | shewing | present participle of shew |
| 6 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 7 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
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 |