Where does “journeyer” come from?
journeyer (English) comes from Middle English journeier, from Middle English jorneyen, from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.
journeyer (English): a traveller
Definitions
- a traveller
Ancestry of “journeyer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | journeier | A journeyer; a traveller |
| 2 | Middle English | jorneyen | To journey; to travel; To make a round as a judge... |
| 3 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 4 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 5 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 6 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 7 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 8 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |