Etymograph

English

alemonger

From ale + monger.

A compound of ale + monger

Proto-Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Proto-West Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Old English ealu ‘beer’

Middle English ale

English ale

Latin mangō ‘dealer, trader’

Proto-West Germanic *mangārī ‘dealer, merchant, monger’

Old English mangere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

Middle English mongere ‘dealer, merchant, trader’

English monger

Today it means

noun A seller of ale.

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

Etymograph / alemonger