Where does “craft” come from?

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

craft (Middle English): trade union or guild

Definitions

  1. trade union or guild

Ancestry of “craft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcræftstrength, power; skill; art
2Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “craft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →