Where does “browman” come from?

browman (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.

browman (English): The worker in charge of the cages at the pithead

Definitions

  1. The worker in charge of the cages at the pithead

Ancestry of “browman”, step by step

browman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English brow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrowThe ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow; The first...
2Middle EnglishbroweThe eyebrow; The brow; The eyelid
3Old Englishbrūan eyelash
4West Germanic*brāwu
5Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus