asker

asker · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eys-
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂isḱéti
3. Proto-Germanic*iskaną
4. Proto-Germanic*aiskaz
5. Proto-West Germanic*aisk
6. Proto-West Germanic*aiskōn
7. Old Englishāscian
8. Middle Englishasken
9. Middle Englishaskere
10. English todayasker

Inherited from Middle English askere. By surface analysis, ask + -er.

asker · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromascre
2. English todayasker

From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.

First known use, by meaning

• from 12th c. Someone who asks a question.
• from 14th c. A newt.