Where does “tillman” come from?
tillman (English) comes from Middle English tylman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
tillman (English): A man who tills the earth; a husbandman
Definitions
- A man who tills the earth; a husbandman
Ancestry of “tillman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tylman | An agriculturalist; a cultivator; Someone who is... |
| 2 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 3 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |