Where does “asnier” come from?

asnier (Old French) comes from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.

asnier (Old French): donkey-keeper

Definitions

  1. donkey-keeper

Ancestry of “asnier”, step by step

asnier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchieryesterday
2Latinherīyesterday
3Latinhereyesterday; second-person singular present active...
4Proto-Italichezī—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyésiyesterday
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰyes-yesterday, the day before
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeǵʰ-day

via Old French asne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchasnedonkey; ass
2Latinasinusa donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a...
3Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
4Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési →