Where does “ironmongeress” come from?
ironmongeress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
ironmongeress (English): A female ironmonger
Ancestry of “ironmongeress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |