Where does “coker” come from?
coker (Indonesian) comes from English choker, from English choke, from Middle English choken, from Middle English acheken, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ- — out, outward.
coker (Indonesian): choker
Definitions
- choker
Ancestry of “coker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choker | A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as... |
| 2 | English | choke | To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of... |
| 3 | Middle English | choken | To asphyxiate or strangle to cause to choke |
| 4 | Middle English | acheken | To asphyxiate to cause to choke |
| 5 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 6 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 7 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |