Where does “tangler” come from?
tangler (English) comes from English tangle, from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
tangler (English): One who tangles; A strip of onion fried in...
Definitions
- One who tangles; A strip of onion fried in...
Ancestry of “tangler”, step by step
tangler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tangle | to become mixed together or intertwined; to enter... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þang | tangle; seaweed |
| 3 | Old Norse | þongull | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þanga | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
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 |