Where does “pedleress” come from?

pedleress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

pedleress (English): Alternative form of peddleress

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of peddleress

Ancestry of “pedleress”, step by step

pedleress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English pedler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpedlerDated form of peddler
2Middle Englishpedlere—
3Middle Englishpedderehawker, peddler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from German ess →