Where does “bellowsman” come from?
bellowsman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
bellowsman (English): A worker who uses a bellows
Definitions
- A worker who uses a bellows
Ancestry of “bellowsman”, step by step
bellowsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English bellows
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bellows | A device for delivering pressurized air in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | belwes | bellows |
| 3 | Old English | bæliġ | bag, pouch, bulge; bag, purse, leathern bottle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |