English
goadman
From goad + -man.
Formed from goad + -man
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- ‘to drive, move, hurl, fling’
Proto-Germanic *gaidō ‘prickle’
Proto-West Germanic *gaidu
Old English gād
Middle English gode
English goad
Today it means
noun A person employed to goad an animal to keep it working, for example during ploughing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goadman