Where does “rodmaker” come from?

rodmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

rodmaker (English): A manufacturer of fishing rods

Definitions

  1. A manufacturer of fishing rods

Ancestry of “rodmaker”, step by step

rodmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English rod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
2EnglishRodneyA small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-
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