Where does “handicraftsman” come from?
handicraftsman (English) comes from English handicraft, from Old English handcræft, from Old English hand, from Proto-West Germanic handu, from Swedish hand, from Old Swedish hand, from Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
handicraftsman (English): A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male
Definitions
- A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male
Ancestry of “handicraftsman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | handicraft | A trade requiring skill of hand; manual... |
| 2 | Old English | handcræft | dexterity |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |