Etymograph

English

Wasserman

Wasserman comes from German Wassermann ‘Aquarius, Aquarian’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWassermann‘Aquarius, Aquarian’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Wasserman

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWassermann‘Aquarius, Aquarian’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Wasserman

Earliest quotation: 2019, Douglas Gomery, The Hollywood Studio System: A History: “When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills…”

Today it means

name A surname from German, equivalent to English Waterman.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Wassermann / Wasserman