Where does “gemsetter” come from?

gemsetter (English) comes from English gem, from Middle English gemme, from Old English ġimm, from Proto-West Germanic gimmu, from Latin gemma — A bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

gemsetter (English): A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings

Definitions

  1. A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings

Ancestry of “gemsetter”, step by step

gemsetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgemA precious stone, usually of substantial monetary...
2Middle Englishgemme—
3Old Englishġimmgem
4Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
5LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

via English setter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
2Middle Englishsettere—
Every word from Latin gemma →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gimmu →Every word from Old English ġimm →