Where does “goadman” come from?
goadman (English) comes from English goad, from Middle English gode, from Irish -ín, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
goadman (English): A person employed to goad an animal to keep it working, for example during ploughing
Definitions
- A person employed to goad an animal to keep it working, for example during ploughing
Ancestry of “goadman”, step by step
goadman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goad | A long, pointed stick used to prod animals; That... |
| 2 | Middle English | gode | good |
| 3 | Irish | -ín | Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |