Where does “ruddleman” come from?

ruddleman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

ruddleman (English): Someone who deals in ruddle

Definitions

  1. Someone who deals in ruddle

Ancestry of “ruddleman”, step by step

ruddleman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English ruddle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruddleA form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep;...
2Englishrudredness; blush; ruddle; red ochre; Alternative...
3Middle EnglishruddenTo rub between the hands; to rub oneself (with something); to move back and forwards on a surface
4Old Englishrudianto be ruddy
5Proto-West Germanicrodēnto be red
6Proto-Germanicrudānąto be red
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰéh₁tito be red
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-