English

huntsperson

From hunt + -s- + person.

Formed from hunt + -s- + person

Proto-Germanic *huntōną ‘to hunt’

Proto-West Germanic *huntōn ‘to hunt’

Old English huntian ‘to hunt’

Middle English hunten ‘to hunt’

English hunt

Latin persōna ‘mask; character, role’

Anglo-Norman parsone

Middle English persoun

Today it means

noun A huntsman or huntswoman.

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

Etymograph / huntsperson