English

lutemaker

From lute + maker.

A compound of lute + maker

Old French leüt

Middle French lut

English lute

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

Today it means

noun A manufacturer of lutes.

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

Etymograph / lutemaker