Etymology

craftsmanship

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Today it means: The quality of being a craftsman. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English craftsman ← Middle English man
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  1. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  4. Old Englishcræft
  5. Middle Englishcraft
  6. Englishcraft
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishcraftsman
  13. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  14. English todaycraftsmanship

From craftsman + -ship.

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