Where does “shoemaker” come from?
Shoemaker comes from Middle English scho makere, a compound of scho (shoe) and makere (maker).
shoemaker (English): A person who makes shoes; The threadfish; A fish,...
Definitions
- A person who makes shoes; The threadfish; A fish,...
Ancestry of “shoemaker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | shomaker | — |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |