Etymology

sayer

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Today it means: One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier. Full definition →

English say ← Middle English seien ← Old English seċġan
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sayer · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷ-h₁-yé-ti
  4. Proto-Germanic*sagjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*saggjan
  6. Old Englishseċġan
  7. Middle Englishseien
  8. Englishsay
  9. English todaysayer

From say + -er.

Sayer · proper noun2

  1. Middle English · derived fromsay
  2. English todaySayer

Of multiple origins, including an occupational surname for a sawyer, or an assayer of metals, or a seller of serge cloth ( Middle English say), or a sewer.

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