Where does “writercraft” come from?

writercraft (English) comes from English craft, from German kraft, from Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

writercraft (English): penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing

Definitions

  1. penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing

Ancestry of “writercraft”, step by step

writercraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English craft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraftStrength; power; might; force; Intellectual...
2Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
3Middle High Germankraft
4Old High Germankraft
5Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
6Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
7Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English writer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwriterA person who writes, or produces literary work;...
2Middle EnglishwriterA draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the...
3Old Englishwrīterewriter, scribe; draughtsman; painter; writer;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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