Where does “wildfowler” come from?
wildfowler (English) comes from English wildfowl, from English fowl, from Middle English foul, from Old English fuġol, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą — to fly, flow, run.
wildfowler (English): Someone who hunts wildfowl
Definitions
- Someone who hunts wildfowl
Ancestry of “wildfowler”, step by step
wildfowler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wildfowl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wildfowl | Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans;... |
| 2 | English | fowl | A bird; A bird of the order Galliformes,... |
| 3 | Middle English | foul | Alternative form of fole; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | fuġol | bird |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |