Where does “veilmaker” come from?

veilmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

veilmaker (English): A manufacturer of veils

Definitions

  1. A manufacturer of veils

Ancestry of “veilmaker”, step by step

veilmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English veil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishveilSomething hung up or spread out to hide or...
2Middle Englishveil
3Latinvelumthe sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-