Etymograph

English

tinman

From tin + -man.

A compound of tin + -man

Proto-Germanic *tiną ‘tin (metal)’

Proto-West Germanic *tin ‘tin (metal)’

Old English tin

Middle English tin

English tin

Today it means

noun A maker of tinware; a tinsmith.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tinman”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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