Etymology

minecraft

mine·craft
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Today it means: To play the video game Minecraft. Full definition →

Old English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
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minecraft · noun1

From mine + -craft.

Minecraft · proper noun, verb2

  1. Englishmine
  2. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  5. Old Englishcræft
  6. English todayMinecraft

From mine + -craft; coined by Paul Eres in May 2009, a member of the TIGSource Forums.

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