Where does “wollemongere” come from?

wollemongere (Middle English) comes from Middle English wolle, from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

wollemongere (Middle English): A retailer of wool

Definitions

  1. A retailer of wool

Ancestry of “wollemongere”, step by step

wollemongere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
2Old Englishwullwool
3Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Middle English mongere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
2Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
3Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →