Where does “sweeperess” come from?
sweeperess (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
sweeperess (English): A female sweeper
Ancestry of “sweeperess”, step by step
sweeperess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via English sweeper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sweeper | One who sweeps floors or chimneys; A detector;... |
| 2 | Middle English | swepere | — |