Where does “scorner” come from?
scorner (English) comes from English scorn, from English scarn, from Old French escarn, from Vulgar Latin escarnire, from Proto-Germanic skarnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
scorner (English): One who scorns
Definitions
- One who scorns
Ancestry of “scorner”, step by step
scorner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scorn | To feel or display contempt or disdain for... |
| 2 | English | scarn | dung |
| 3 | Old French | escarn | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | escarnire | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skarnjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Middle English scornere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | scornere | A mocker; one who shows contempt or derision |
| 2 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |