Where does “wildcrafter” come from?

wildcrafter (English) comes from English wildcraft, from English -craft, from Middle English -craft, from Old English -cræft, from Old English cræft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

wildcrafter (English): One who takes part in wildcraft

Definitions

  1. One who takes part in wildcraft

Ancestry of “wildcrafter”, step by step

wildcrafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wildcraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwildcraftThe harvesting of wild plants to sell or make...
2English-craftDenoting a skill of a particular kind; Denoting a...
3Middle English-craft
4Old English-cræftdenoting an art or science; denoting strength or...
5Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
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

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz