English
ledgerman
From ledger + -man.
Formed from ledger + -man
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie down’
Proto-West Germanic *liggjan
Old English liċġan ‘to lie down’
Middle English liggere ‘large breviary’
English ledger
Today it means
noun A person in charge of a ledger (book of records or accounts).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ledgerman