Where does “readeress” come from?
readeress (English) comes from English reader, from Middle English reder, from Old English rēdere, from Proto-West Germanic rādāri.
readeress (English): A female reader
Ancestry of “readeress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reader | A person who reads; A person who reads a... |
| 2 | Middle English | reder | — |
| 3 | Old English | rēdere | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rādāri | — |