Where does “sawgrinder” come from?

sawgrinder (English) comes from English grinder, from Middle English grinder, from Old English grindere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

sawgrinder (English): A metalworker who produces sawblades by grinding

Definitions

  1. A metalworker who produces sawblades by grinding

Ancestry of “sawgrinder”, step by step

sawgrinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grinder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrinderOne who grinds something, such as the teeth; A...
2Middle Englishgrinder
3Old Englishgrindereone who or that which grinds, especially corn or...
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English saw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsawA tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard...
2Middle EnglishsaweAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsagasaw; saying; statement; story, tale; narrative
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Old English -ere