Etymology

delayer

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Today it means: One who delays. Full definition →

English layer ← Middle English leyen ← Old English leċġan
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delayer · noun1

From delay + -er.

delayer · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*logʰéyeti
  9. Proto-Germanic*lagjaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*laggjan
  11. Old Englishleċġan
  12. Middle Englishleyen
  13. Englishlay
  14. Englishlayer
  15. English todaydelayer

From de- + layer.

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