Where does “aircrafthand” come from?

aircrafthand (English) comes from English aircraft, from English -craft, from Middle English -craft, from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aircrafthand (English): A member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill

Definitions

  1. A member of the Royal Air Force with no specific technical skill

Ancestry of “aircrafthand”, step by step

aircrafthand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aircraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaircraftA vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to...
2English-craftDenoting a skill of a particular kind; Denoting a...
3Middle English-craft
4Old English-cræftdenoting an art or science; denoting strength or...
5Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
6Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
7Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
8Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English Hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHandThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals
2Middle Englishhondhand; Alternative form of hound
3Old EnglishhandA hand
4Proto-West Germanichanduhand
5SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
6Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
7Old Norsehǫndhand
8Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz