Where does “scrummer” come from?
scrummer (English) comes from English scrum, from English scrummage, from English scrimmage, from English skirmish, from Old French escarmouche, from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.
scrummer (English): A player who takes part in a scrum
Definitions
- A player who takes part in a scrum
Ancestry of “scrummer”, step by step
scrummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrum | A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people;... |
| 2 | English | scrummage | An ordered formation of forwards, typically... |
| 3 | English | scrimmage | A rough fight; In some team sports, especially... |
| 4 | English | skirmish | A brief battle between small groups, usually part... |
| 5 | Old French | escarmouche | skirmish |
| 6 | Italian | scaramuccia | skirmish; squabble; third-person singular present... |
| 7 | Italian | schermugio | — |
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 |