English

harpmaker

Harpmaker comes from Middle English harpmaker.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from harp + maker

Proto-Germanic *harpǭ

Proto-West Germanic *harpā

Old English hearpe

Middle English harpe

English harp

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Every English word from Middle English harpmaker

noun A maker of harps

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.