Where does “yolker” come from?
yolker (English) comes from English yolk, from Middle English yolke, from Old English ġeolca, from Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
yolker (English): An egg with the specified number of yolks
Definitions
- An egg with the specified number of yolks
Ancestry of “yolker”, step by step
yolker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yolk | The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is... |
| 2 | Middle English | yolke | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġeolca | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġeolu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
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 |