Where does “pursemaking” come from?
pursemaking (English) comes from English making, from English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
pursemaking (English): The manufacture of purses
Definitions
- The manufacture of purses
Ancestry of “pursemaking”, step by step
pursemaking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English making
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | making | The act of forming, causing, or constituting;... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English purse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purse | A small bag for carrying money; A handbag; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | purse | — |
| 3 | Old English | purs | purse, leather bag; wallet, scrip |
| 4 | Old English | burse | pouch, bag |
| 5 | Late Latin | bursa | hide, purse; purse, hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |