Where does “feltmaker” come from?

feltmaker (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.

feltmaker (English): A manufacturer of felt

Definitions

  1. A manufacturer of felt

Ancestry of “feltmaker”, step by step

feltmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool,...
2Middle EnglishfeltFelted fabric or a sample or swab of it; felt; A...
3Old Englishfeltfelt
4Proto-West Germanicfeltfelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpilto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-
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