Where does “craftsman” come from?
Craftsman comes from English craft and man, where craft derives from Old English cræft and man from Middle English mon, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or remember.
craftsman (English): One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an...
Definitions
- One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an...
Ancestry of “craftsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | craft | Strength; power; might; force; Intellectual... |
| 2 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |