“maker”
14 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Last Names, has 2.
er final · wright final
- Bramer
Bram bramble + er maker
bramble maker
- Freer
Free freeman + er maker
freeman maker
- Marcher
March boundary + er maker
boundary maker
- Stockwright
Stock tree stump + wright maker
tree stump maker
- Freewright
Free freeman + wright maker
freeman maker
- Birdwright
Bird nestling + wright maker
nestling maker
en final · wright final
- Folden
Fold fold + en maker
fold maker
- Arcen
Arc arc + en maker
arc maker
- Auren
Aur gold + en maker
gold maker
- Greywright
Grey grey + wright maker
grey maker
- Towerwright
Tower tower + wright maker
tower maker
- Waxwright
Wax wax + wright maker
wax maker
er final
- Griter
Grit coarse grains + er maker
coarse grains maker
- Tarner
Tarn mountain lake + er maker
mountain lake maker
- Wolfer
Wolf grey wolf + er maker
grey wolf maker
macher final
- Brandmacher
Brand fire + macher maker
fire maker
- Wintermacher
Winter winter + macher maker
winter maker
- Ackermacher
Acker field + macher maker
field maker
gadget final
- Sprockgadget
Sprock chainwheel + gadget maker
maker of the chainwheel
- Soldergadget
Solder joining metal + gadget maker
maker of the joining metal
- Kettlegadget
Kettle boiling pot + gadget maker
maker of the boiling pot
maker final
- Rootmaker
Root root + maker maker
root maker
- Ashmaker
Ash ash + maker maker
ash maker
- Breathmaker
Breath breath + maker maker
breath maker
er final
- Siger
Sig victory + er maker
victory maker
- Druer
Dru steadfast + er maker
steadfast maker
- Verter
Vert green + er maker
green maker
wright final
- Slatewright
Slate split stone + wright maker
split stone maker
- Candlewright
Candle wax light + wright maker
wax light maker
- Cinderwright
Cinder burnt slag + wright maker
burnt slag maker
mak final
- Nagmak
Nag tooth + mak maker
tooth maker
- Raggmak
Ragg rage + mak maker
rage maker
- Hrakmak
Hrak spit + mak maker
spit maker
orius final
- Magnorius
Magn great + orius maker
the great maker
- Severorius
Sever stern + orius maker
the stern maker
- Verorius
Ver true + orius maker
the true maker
Tvor initial
- Tvorturm
Tvor maker + turm tower
maker-tower
- Tvorich
Tvor maker + ich child
maker-child
- Tvorev
Tvor maker + ev lineage
maker-lineage
er final
- Harer
Har harrow + er maker
harrow maker
- Tarer
Tar tree resin + er maker
tree resin maker
- Rimer
Rim rime + er maker
rime maker
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “maker”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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