Where does “timberer” come from?
timberer (English) comes from English timber, from Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
timberer (English): One who timbers
Definitions
- One who timbers
Ancestry of “timberer”, step by step
timberer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timber | Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tymber | — |
| 3 | Old English | timber | timber; a building; the act of building |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
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 |