Where does “byrdestre” come from?

byrdestre (Old English) comes from Old English -estre, from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā — ress.

byrdestre (Old English): an embroideress

Definitions

  1. an embroideress

Ancestry of “byrdestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-estrefemale agent suffix, especially denoting one who...
2Proto-West Germanic*-astrijāress
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā →Every word from Old English -estre →