Where does “Turner” come from?

Turner (Middle English) comes from Middle English turnare, from English tumbler, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

Ancestry of “Turner”, step by step

Turner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English turnare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishturnare—
2EnglishtumblerOne who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Middle English turner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishturner—

via Middle English tornere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtornere—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from English -er →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →