Where does “smudger” come from?

smudger (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

smudger (English): One who, or that which, smudges; A photographer

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, smudges; A photographer

Ancestry of “smudger”, step by step

smudger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English smudge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmudgeA blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty...
2Middle Englishsmogen—
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →