Etymology

talesman

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Today it means: The (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller. Full definition →

English man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann
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talesman · noun1

  1. Englishtale
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishman
  8. English todaytalesman

From tale + -s- + man.

talesman · noun2

From tales + man.

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