Where does “scrimmager” come from?

scrimmager (English) comes from English scrimmage, from English skirmish, from Old French escarmouche, from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

scrimmager (English): One who scrimmages

Definitions

  1. One who scrimmages

Ancestry of “scrimmager”, step by step

scrimmager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scrimmage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrimmageA rough fight; In some team sports, especially...
2EnglishskirmishA brief battle between small groups, usually part...
3Old Frenchescarmoucheskirmish
4Italianscaramucciaskirmish; squabble; third-person singular present...
5Italianschermugio

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
Every word from Italian schermugioEvery word from Italian scaramucciaEvery word from Old French escarmouche