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...
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- The quality of being a craftsman; An example of a...
Ancestry of “craftsmanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | craftsman | One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an... |
| 2 | English | craft | Strength; power; might; force; Intellectual... |
| 3 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “craftsmanship”