Etymograph

English

profferer

From proffer + -er.

Formed from proffer + -er

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

Middle English profre ‘act of offering or presenting a gift’

English proffer

Today it means

noun Someone who proffers something.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “profferer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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