Etymograph

English

labeller

From label + -er.

A compound of label + -er

Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘blade’

Proto-Germanic *lappǭ

Frankish *lappā ‘torn piece of cloth’

Old French label ‘strip of fabric’

Middle English label ‘narrow band’

English label

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / labeller