Where does “wordsmithery” come from?
wordsmithery (English) comes from English wordsmith, from English Word, from English worth, from English worthwhile, from English while, from Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu — to rest; rest, peace.
wordsmithery (English): The work of a wordsmith; skilful use of words
Definitions
- The work of a wordsmith; skilful use of words
Ancestry of “wordsmithery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wordsmith | One who uses words skillfully; To apply... |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | English | worthwhile | Good and important enough to spend time, effort,... |
| 5 | English | while | An uncertain duration of time, a period of time;... |
| 6 | Middle English | whyle | — |
| 7 | Old English | hwīl | time; while; while; time, while |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |