'awarder' originates from English, formed from the verb 'award', which itself traces to Old North French 'awarder' (to grant or judge); the agent suffix '-er' was added to mean 'one who'.

'award' changed from Old North French 'awarder' and Middle English 'award' (meaning 'to judge, grant'), and the addition of the agentive suffix '-er' produced 'awarder' meaning 'one who gives or bestows'.

Initially related to 'judging' or 'guarding/attending' in older forms, the verb evolved to mean 'to bestow or grant', and 'awarder' came to mean 'one who bestows an award'.