English
Milaner
Milaner comes from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Milener
- Englishearliest quotation 1604Milaner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Milener
- Englishearliest quotation 1604Milaner
Earliest quotation: 1604, Thomas Dekker, The Honest Whore. […] (4th quarto): “Troth ſiſter I heard you vvere married to a…”
The story
The English word is analysable as Milan + -er.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
wear, guard, ward, regard, con, garage, warn, worm, beware, garrison, optic, ware, weir, verge, panorama, reverence, wry, revere, prosaic, vermin, diorama, guaranty, vermilion, varmint, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermeil, milliner, 68 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of Milanese (“an inhabitant or native of Milan”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / Milaner