Where does “crafty” come from?

Crafty comes from Middle English crafti, from Old English cræftiġ, from Proto-Germanic kraftagaz, originally meaning skilled or strong in craft.

crafty (English): Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;...

Ancestry of “crafty”, step by step

crafty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon kraftag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkraftagpowerful, skillful, cunning, ingenious, learned
2Proto-Germanickraftagaz—

via Old English cræftiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcræftiġingenious; skilful; crafty; cunning; virtuous;...
2Proto-Germanickraftugazpowerful, mighty

Words derived from “crafty”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftagaz →Every word from Old Saxon kraftag →