Where does “vowmaker” come from?

vowmaker (English) comes from English vow, from Middle English vowe, from Old French vut, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.

vowmaker (English): One who makes a vow

Definitions

  1. One who makes a vow

Ancestry of “vowmaker”, step by step

vowmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvowA solemn promise to perform some act, or behave...
2Middle Englishvowe
3Old Frenchvutwish; dire; want
4Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
5Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
6Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
8Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-