English

toolsmith

From tool + smith.

A compound of tool + smith

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’

Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’

Old English tōl ‘tool’

Middle English tool ‘a tool’

English tool

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun a person who makes tools

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

Etymograph / toolsmith