English
Metzger
Metzger comes from German Metzger ‘butcher’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘cutting tool’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘cutting tool’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*mattjārī‘someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050meziāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350metziger
- Germanc. 1650–presentMetzger‘butcher’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘cutting tool’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*mattjārī‘someone who cuts, stonecutter, butcher, etc’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050meziāri
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350metziger
- Germanc. 1650–presentMetzger‘butcher’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *matjô
through Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘cutting tool’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *mattjō / Metzger