Where does “staithman” come from?

staithman (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.

staithman (English): A man employed in weighing and shipping at a...

Definitions

  1. A man employed in weighing and shipping at a...

Ancestry of “staithman”, step by step

staithman 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 staith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstaithA shore or a riverbank; A landing place; an...
2Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus