Where does “woolgatherer” come from?
woolgatherer (English) comes from English woolgather, from English woolgathering, from English Gathering, from Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn — smoke; mist, haze.
woolgatherer (English): One who engages in woolgathering
Definitions
- One who engages in woolgathering
Ancestry of “woolgatherer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | woolgather | To daydream |
| 2 | English | woolgathering | The gathering of fragments of wool torn from... |
| 3 | English | Gathering | — |
| 4 | Middle English | gadering | — |
| 5 | Old English | gaderung | a gathering, assembly, joining, council,... |
| 6 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 7 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 8 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 11 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |