English
macheer
Macheer comes from Spanish mochila ‘backpack’, and goes back to mochil ‘errand boy’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmochil‘errand boy’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmochila‘backpack’
- Englishtodaymacheer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmochil‘errand boy’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentmochila‘backpack’
- Englishtodaymacheer
Every English word from Spanish mochil
Today it means
noun A type of saddle which covers from in front of the cattle's horns to behind the cantle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish mochil / macheer