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Where does “jeweler” come from?

Jeweler comes from Anglo-Norman jueler, from Middle English jueler, a person who works with jewels or precious stones.

jeweler (English): A person whose job is making, repairing or...

Definitions

  1. A person whose job is making, repairing or...

Ancestry of “jeweler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishjuelerA jeweller; one who works with gems; One who owns...
2Old FrenchjuelierAlternative form of joelier

Words derived from “jeweler”

  • jeweller
Every word from Old French juelier →