Where does “leatwright” come from?

leatwright (English) comes from English Wright, from Middle English wrighte, from Old English wyrhta, from Proto-West Germanic wurhtijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

leatwright (English): A person skilled at constructing leats

Definitions

  1. A person skilled at constructing leats

Ancestry of “leatwright”, step by step

leatwright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wright

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWrightfrom a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright
2Middle Englishwrighte—
3Old Englishwyrhtaa worker; a maker of something
4Proto-West Germanicwurhtijōworker, workman
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via English leat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishleatan artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but...
2Middle Englishletea meeting or intersection of roads; junction;...
3Old Englishġelǣtleat
4Proto-Germanicgalētąa letting, a letting out
5Proto-Germaniclētąa letting
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