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...
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- God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
Ancestry of “maker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 2 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 3 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
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