Etymograph

English

legman

From leg + -man, modelled after legwork, in reference to the walking such a person does.

Formed from leg + -man

Proto-Germanic *lagjaz ‘leg’

Old Norse leggr ‘leg’

Middle English leg ‘leg’

English leg

The story

From leg + -man, modelled after legwork, in reference to the walking such a person does.

Today it means

noun A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner.

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

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