Etymology

woodcraft

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Today it means: Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively. Full definition →

Old English cræft ← Proto-West Germanic *kraftu ← Proto-Germanic *kraftuz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  6. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  8. Old Englishwidu
  9. Old Englishwudu
  10. Middle Englishwode
  11. Englishwood
  12. Proto-Germanic*krafjaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*kraftuz
  14. Proto-West Germanic*kraftu
  15. Old Englishcræft
  16. English todaywoodcraft

From wood + -craft.

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