Where does “tripemonger” come from?

tripemonger (English) comes from English monger, from Middle English mongere, from Old English māngere, from Old English māngian — to trade, traffic, do as a monger.

tripemonger (English): A seller of tripe

Definitions

  1. A seller of tripe

Ancestry of “tripemonger”, step by step

tripemonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English tripe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripeThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating...
2Middle EnglishtripeA portion of a creature's entrails or organs
3Old Frenchtripeentrails
Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →