laundrywoman

Questions

What does laundrywoman mean?

A woman employed to wash clothes.

Where does laundrywoman come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavo Latin lavareder. Latin lavandarium Latin lavandaria Old French lavanderiebor. Middle English lavendrie English laundry Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English laundrywoman From laundry + -woman.

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