Where does “arbitress” come from?
arbitress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
arbitress (English): A female arbiter
Ancestry of “arbitress”, step by step
arbitress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via English arbiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | arbiter | A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to... |
| 2 | Old French | arbitre | — |
| 3 | Latin | arbiter | witness, spectator, onlooker; arbitrator,... |