Where does “tallower” come from?
tallower (English) comes from English tallow, from Middle English talow, from Old English tealh, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
tallower (English): An animal which produces tallow; A merchant who...
Definitions
- An animal which produces tallow; A merchant who...
Ancestry of “tallower”, step by step
tallower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tallow | A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used... |
| 2 | Middle English | talow | suet the adipose tissues of an animal |
| 3 | Old English | tealh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
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 |