Where does “Timmerman” come from?
Timmerman (English) comes from Dutch timmerman, from Dutch timmer, from Dutch timmeren, from Middle Dutch timmeren, from Old Dutch timbren, from Proto-Germanic *timrijan, from Proto-Germanic timrijaną, from Proto-Germanic timrą — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “Timmerman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | timmerman | male carpenter |
| 2 | Dutch | timmer | building, construction; construction work; room,... |
| 3 | Dutch | timmeren | to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | timmeren | to build |
| 5 | Old Dutch | timbren | to build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *timrijan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | timrijaną | to construct, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |