Where does “pinsetter” come from?

pinsetter (English) comes from English PIN, from Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn, from Proto-Germanic pinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

pinsetter (English): The person that clears fallen pins and resets...

Definitions

  1. The person that clears fallen pins and resets...

Ancestry of “pinsetter”, step by step

pinsetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English PIN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPINAcronym of personal identification number;...
2Middle Englishpinne—
3Old Englishpinnpin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen
4Proto-Germanicpinnazpin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

via English setter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
2Middle Englishsettere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pinnaz →Every word from Old English pinn →