Where does “slaker” come from?
slaker (English) comes from English slake, from Middle English slaken, from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slaker (English): A machine that slakes, or mixes a substance with...
Definitions
- A machine that slakes, or mixes a substance with...
Ancestry of “slaker”, step by step
slaker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English slake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slake | To satisfy; To cool with water or another... |
| 2 | Middle English | slaken | to render slack, to slake |
| 3 | Old English | sleacian | — |
| 4 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |
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 |
via Old Norse slakr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | slakr | slack, lax; not tense, not firmly extended;... |