English
timberman
From timber + -man.
Formed from timber + -man
Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’
Proto-Germanic *timrą ‘building’
Proto-West Germanic *timr ‘building’
Old English timber
Middle English tymber
English timber
Today it means
noun A lumberman.
Sources
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Etymograph / timberman