Where does “newsreaderess” come from?
newsreaderess (English) comes from English newsreader, from English reader, from Middle English reder, from Old English rēdere, from Proto-West Germanic rādāri.
newsreaderess (English): A female newsreader
Definitions
- A female newsreader
Ancestry of “newsreaderess”, step by step
newsreaderess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English newsreader
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | newsreader | An anchorman in a news program, a news anchor,... |
| 2 | English | reader | A person who reads; A person who reads a... |
| 3 | Middle English | reder | — |
| 4 | Old English | rēdere | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rādāri | — |