Where does “showman” come from?
Showman derives from English show and English man, which comes from Middle English man and mon, ultimately from Proto-Germanic mann- meaning "human being" and Proto-Indo-European men- and ḱóm.
showman (English): A person who produces or presents shows as a...
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- A person who produces or presents shows as a...
Ancestry of “showman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 3 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |
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