English

shellfisherman

From shell + fisherman.

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- ‘to cut, split’

Proto-Germanic *skaljō ‘shell, husk’

Proto-West Germanic *skallju

Old English sċiell

Middle English schelle

English shell

Today it means

noun A person who attempts to catch shellfish.

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

Etymograph / shellfisherman