Where does “manqueller” come from?
manqueller (English) comes from English queller, from Middle English queller, from Old English cwellere, from Old English cwellan, from Proto-West Germanic kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
manqueller (English): A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner
Definitions
- A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner
Ancestry of “manqueller”, step by step
manqueller traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English queller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queller | One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | queller | One entrusted with the duty of execution or... |
| 3 | Old English | cwellere | killer |
| 4 | Old English | cwellan | to kill; to slay |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kwalljan | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Middle English manquellere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | manquellere | One entrusted with the duty of execution; a hangman |
| 2 | Middle English | quellere | Alternative form of queller |