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Where does “craftsmanship” come from?

Craftsman is a compound of Old English cræft, meaning skill or strength, and Middle English mon, man, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-, to think, and ḱóm, together.

craftsmanship (English): The quality of being a craftsman; An example of a...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being a craftsman; An example of a...

Ancestry of “craftsmanship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraftsmanOne who is highly skilled at one's trade; an...
2EnglishcraftStrength; power; might; force; Intellectual...
3Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
4Middle High Germankraft—
5Old High Germankraft—
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

Words derived from “craftsmanship”

  • craftmanship
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