Etymology

needlecraft

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Today it means: The art or process of working with a needle esp. in embroidery or needlepoint. Full definition →

Old English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₁tlom
  3. Proto-Germanic*nēþlą
  4. Proto-Germanic*nēþlō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*nāþlu
  6. Old Englishnǣdl
  7. Middle Englishnedle
  8. Englishneedle
  9. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  12. Old Englishcræft
  13. English todayneedlecraft

From needle + -craft.

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