Where does “cratemaker” come from?

cratemaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

cratemaker (English): A manufacturer of crates

Definitions

  1. A manufacturer of crates

Ancestry of “cratemaker”, step by step

cratemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English crate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrateA large open box or basket, used especially to...
2Dutchkratcrate
3Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
4Old Dutchkratta
5Proto-Germanickratjô
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-