Where does “garlicmonger” come from?
garlicmonger (English) comes from English garlic, from Middle English garlek, from Old English gārlēac, from Old English lēac, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
garlicmonger (English): A seller of garlic
Definitions
- A seller of garlic
Ancestry of “garlicmonger”, step by step
garlicmonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garlic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garlic | A plant, "Allium sativum", related to the onion,... |
| 2 | Middle English | garlek | garlic |
| 3 | Old English | gārlēac | garlic |
| 4 | Old English | lēac | onion, leek; leek; a garden herb, leek, onion,... |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |