Where does “bushelman” come from?

bushelman (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.

bushelman (English): A tailor's assistant for repairing garments

Definitions

  1. A tailor's assistant for repairing garments

Ancestry of “bushelman”, step by step

bushelman 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 bushel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbushelA dry measure, containing four pecks, eight...
2Middle Englishbusshelbushel volume measure
3Old Frenchboisselbushel
4Old Frenchboissea sixth of a bushel
5Medieval Latinbostiahandful; small box; reliquaire
6Gaulishbostyāhandful
7Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus