Where does “creedsman” come from?

creedsman (English) comes from English Creed, from Middle English crede, from Old English creda, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

creedsman (English): A follower of a creed

Definitions

  1. A follower of a creed

Ancestry of “creedsman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCreedThe Apostles' Creed
2Middle Englishcredecreed statement of belief
3Old Englishcredacreed statement of belief
4Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
5Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-
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