English

Wealdsman

From Weald + -s- + man.

Formed from Weald + -s- + man

Proto-Germanic *walþuz ‘forest’

Proto-West Germanic *walþu ‘forest’

Old English wald

Middle English wald

English Weald

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

noun A man from the Weald.

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

Etymograph / Wealdsman