Where does “cobbler” come from?
Cobbler derives from Middle English cobeler, from Middle English cobill, from Middle English cobb, from Proto-Germanic kubb-, of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
cobbler (English): A person who makes and repairs shoes; A person...
Definitions
- A person who makes and repairs shoes; A person...
Ancestry of “cobbler”, step by step
cobbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cobeler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cobeler | — |
| 2 | English | cobble | A cobblestone; A particle from 64 to 256 mm in... |
| 3 | Middle English | cobill | — |
| 4 | Middle English | cob | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kubb- | lump; round object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |
via Middle English cobbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cobbe | — |
| 2 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 3 | Old English | cop | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |