Where does “blanketmaker” come from?

blanketmaker (English) comes from English blanket, from Middle English blanket, from Old French blanquette, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

blanketmaker (English): A manufacturer of blankets

Definitions

  1. A manufacturer of blankets

Ancestry of “blanketmaker”, step by step

blanketmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blanket

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblanketA heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and...
2Middle Englishblanket
3Old Frenchblanquette
4Old Frenchblancwhite
5Late Latinblancuswhite
6Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
7Proto-Germanic*blank
8Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg-