Etymology

policymaker

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Today it means: One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists. Full definition →

English maker ← Middle English maker ← Old English macian
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The story

  1. Englishpolicy
  2. Proto-Germanic*makaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mak
  4. Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
  5. Old Englishmacian
  6. Middle Englishmaken
  7. Middle Englishmaker
  8. Englishmaker
  9. English todaypolicymaker

From policy + maker.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.