Where does “sodder” come from?
sodder (English) comes from English sod, from English sodden, from Middle English sodden, from Old English soden, from Proto-West Germanic *sodan, from Proto-Germanic sudanaz, from Proto-Germanic seuþaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
sodder (English): An agricultural implement for scooping or stripping a layer of topsoil and picking it up intact to lay it down as a cover growth or lawn elsewhere
Definitions
- An agricultural implement for scooping or stripping a layer of topsoil and picking it up intact to lay it down as a cover growth or lawn elsewhere
Ancestry of “sodder”, step by step
sodder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sod | That stratum of the surface of the soil which is... |
| 2 | English | sodden | Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sodden | — |
| 4 | Old English | soden | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sodan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sudanaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
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 Sardinian soddu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sardinian | soddu | — |