Where does “tawer” come from?
tawer (English) comes from English taw, from Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian, from Proto-Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic tawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.
tawer (English): One who taws; a dresser of whitleather
Definitions
- One who taws; a dresser of whitleather
Ancestry of “tawer”, step by step
tawer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taw | To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tawen | to taw, prepare |
| 3 | Old English | tawian | to prepare, make ready |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tauwjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tawjaną | to make, complete |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewh₂- | to fit |
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 |