Where does “scheurmaker” come from?

scheurmaker (Dutch) comes from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

scheurmaker (Dutch): one who sows or effects division; a divisive figure, seceder or schismatic

Definitions

  1. one who sows or effects division; a divisive figure, seceder or schismatic

Ancestry of “scheurmaker”, step by step

scheurmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Dutch scheur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheurcrack, fissure
2Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
3Proto-Germanicskuriz—
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →