Where does “wardress” come from?
wardress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
wardress (English): A female warder
Definitions
- A female warder
Ancestry of “wardress”, step by step
wardress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via English warder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warder | A guard, especially in a prison; A truncheon or... |