Where does “lastmaker” come from?
lastmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
lastmaker (English): A manufacturer of lasts for shoemaking
Definitions
- A manufacturer of lasts for shoemaking
Ancestry of “lastmaker”, step by step
lastmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English last
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | last | Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its... |
| 2 | Middle English | last | fault, vice; load |
| 3 | Old English | hlæst | load, freight, cargo |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlastuz | load, burden, cargo, freight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |