Where does “pitwright” come from?
pitwright (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.
pitwright (English): A carpenter or engineer employed at a mine
Definitions
- A carpenter or engineer employed at a mine
Ancestry of “pitwright”, step by step
pitwright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wright
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wright | from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright |
| 2 | Middle English | wrighte | — |
| 3 | Old English | wyrhta | a worker; a maker of something |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wurhtijō | worker, workman |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |