English
Spearman
From spear + man, an occupational surname for a soldier armed with a spear.
Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’
Proto-Germanic *speru
Proto-West Germanic *speru
Old English spere ‘spear, lance, pike, javelin’
Middle English spere ‘a spear or lance’
English spear
Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’
Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’
Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’
Middle English man
English man
Today it means
name A surname originating as an occupation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spearman