Where does “fruiteress” come from?

fruiteress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

fruiteress (English): A woman who sells fruit; a female fruiterer

Definitions

  1. A woman who sells fruit; a female fruiterer

Ancestry of “fruiteress”, step by step

fruiteress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English fruiterer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfruitererOne who sells fruit
2Middle Englishfruitererfruit grower; fruit dealer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from German ess →