Where does “self-righter” come from?
self-righter (English) comes from English self-right, from English self-righting, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ — fat, oil.
self-righter (English): A vessel that can self-right
Definitions
- A vessel that can self-right
Ancestry of “self-righter”, step by step
self-righter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English self-right
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | self-right | To make oneself upright |
| 2 | English | self-righting | Able to right itself if overturned |
| 3 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
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 |