English
gloveress
Gloveress comes from Middle English gloveres ‘a female glover’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *galōfô.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*galōfô‘glove’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glōfōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*glōfareconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glove
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500glovere‘a glovemaker’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500gloveres‘a female glover’
- Englishtodaygloveress
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*galōfô‘glove’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*glōfōreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*glōfareconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glove
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500glovere‘a glovemaker’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500gloveres‘a female glover’
- Englishtodaygloveress
Formed from glover + -ess
Proto-Germanic *galōfô ‘glove’
Proto-West Germanic *glōfō
Old English *glōfa
Middle English glove
Middle English glovere ‘a glovemaker’
English glover
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *galōfô
Today it means
noun A female glover.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *galōfô / gloveress