Etymograph

English

markswoman

From mark + -s- + woman.

Formed from mark + -s- + woman

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’

Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’

Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’

Old English mearc ‘mark’

Middle English mark

English mark

Old English wīfmann

Middle English womman ‘a female adult person’

English woman

Today it means

noun A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

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

Etymograph / markswoman