English
grindster
Grindster comes from Middle English grindestere ‘a miller, tool-sharpener’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grindestere‘a miller, tool-sharpener’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890grindster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grindestere‘a miller, tool-sharpener’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890grindster
Earliest quotation: 1890, Matteo Bandello: “[…] casting her eyes upon him and judging him…”
Formed from grind + -ster
Proto-Germanic *grindaną ‘to crush, grind’
Proto-West Germanic *grindan ‘to grind’
Old English grindan ‘to grind’
Middle English grynden ‘to grind’
English grind
Every English word from Middle English grindestere
Today it means
noun One who grinds (all senses).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English grindestere / grindster