Etymology

tradecraft

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Today it means: The skills acquired through experience of a trade. Full definition →

Old English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dreh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*tradō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*trudo
  4. Old Saxontrada
  5. Middle Low Germantrade
  6. Middle Englishtrade
  7. Englishtrade
  8. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  9. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  11. Old Englishcræft
  12. English todaytradecraft

From trade + -craft.

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