English

ale-taster

From ale + taster.

A compound of ale + taster

Proto-Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Proto-West Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Old English ealu ‘beer’

Middle English ale

English ale

Middle English taster

Today it means

noun An officer appointed to test the ale and bread in a parish or town.

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

Etymograph / ale-taster