Where does “windlasser” come from?
windlasser (English) comes from English windlass, from Middle English windas, from Anglo-Norman windase, from Old Norse vindáss, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
windlasser (English): A person who operates a windlass
Definitions
- A person who operates a windlass
Ancestry of “windlasser”, step by step
windlasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English windlass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | windlass | Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or... |
| 2 | Middle English | windas | windlass |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | windase | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindáss | windlass |
| 5 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
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 |