English
lutherie
Lutherie comes from French lutherie ‘manufacture of stringed instruments’, from luthier ‘luthier, violin maker’, and ultimately from Old French leüt.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400leüt
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600lut
- Frenchc. 1600–presentluth‘lute, a stringed instrument’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentluthier‘luthier, violin maker’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlutherie‘manufacture of stringed instruments’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400leüt
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600lut
- Frenchc. 1600–presentluth‘lute, a stringed instrument’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentluthier‘luthier, violin maker’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlutherie‘manufacture of stringed instruments’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Middle French lut
through French luthier ‘luthier, violin maker’
Today it means
noun The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French leüt / lutherie