Where does “ġimwyrhta” come from?

ġimwyrhta (Old English) comes from Old English wyrhta, from Proto-West Germanic wurhtijō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ġimwyrhta (Old English): jeweler

Definitions

  1. jeweler

Ancestry of “ġimwyrhta”, step by step

ġimwyrhta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wyrhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwyrhtaa worker; a maker of something
2Proto-West Germanicwurhtijōworker, workman
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English ġimm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġimmgem
2Proto-West Germanicgimmugem
3LatingemmaA bud or eye of a plant; A gem, gemstone, jewel,...

Words derived from “ġimwyrhta”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jō →