English

huntswoman

From hunt + -s- + woman.

Formed from hunt + -s- + woman

Proto-Germanic *huntōną ‘to hunt’

Proto-West Germanic *huntōn ‘to hunt’

Old English huntian ‘to hunt’

Middle English hunten ‘to hunt’

English hunt

Old English wīfmann

Middle English womman ‘a female adult person’

English woman

Today it means

noun A female huntsman.

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

Etymograph / huntswoman