Where does “swindlery” come from?
swindlery (English) comes from English swindle, from English swindler, from German Schwindler, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
swindlery (English): Swindling; roguery
Definitions
- Swindling; roguery
Ancestry of “swindlery”, step by step
swindlery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swindle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swindle | To defraud; To obtain by fraudulent or deceitful... |
| 2 | English | swindler | A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds |
| 3 | German | Schwindler | agent noun of schwindeln |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |