myEtymology.com: English etymology of merrymaker

Etymology of the English word merrymaker

the English word merrymaker

derived from the English word merry

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *murgijaz

derived from the English word maker

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word make

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mag- (kneading)