English
HOFer
From HOF (“hall of fame”) + -er.
Formed from HOF ‘hall of fame’ + -er
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂wp- ‘to bend, arch, vault’
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Proto-West Germanic *hof
Old High German hof
Middle High German hof
German Hof ‘yard, court, courtyard’
English HOF
Today it means
noun A hall-of-famer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / HOFer