myEtymology.com: English etymology of moonshiner

Etymology of the English word moonshiner

the English word moonshiner

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word moonshine

derived from the English word moon

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *me-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *mænon-

derived from the English word shine

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skei-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skinanan