Where does “drainmaker” come from?
drainmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
drainmaker (English): Someone who makes drains
Definitions
- Someone who makes drains
Ancestry of “drainmaker”, step by step
drainmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English drain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drain | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dreinen | — |
| 3 | Old English | drēahnian | to drain, strain, filter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drauhnōną | to strain, sieve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draugiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |