Where does “maker” come from?

maker (Middle English) comes 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.

maker (Middle English): God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...

Definitions

  1. God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...

Ancestry of “maker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
2Old Englishmacianto make
3Emilianmâciaspot, stain
4LatinMacula—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “maker”

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