Where does “underhangman” come from?
underhangman (English) comes from English hangman, from English Hang, from English dang, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.
underhangman (English): An assistant or deputy hangman
Definitions
- An assistant or deputy hangman
Ancestry of “underhangman”, step by step
underhangman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hangman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hangman | An executioner responsible for hanging criminals;... |
| 2 | English | Hang | Name and trademark of a musical instrument... |
| 3 | English | dang | Damn; A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |